Defense attorneys for the autistic J6 pipe bomb suspect have claimed in a new court filing that FBI agents “coerced” him into confessing after he mentally short-circuited during their lengthy interrogation.
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On Dec. 4, 2025, Brian Cole — a 31-year-old Virginia man “requiring support” on account of a level-1 Autism Spectrum Disorder diagnosis, according to his attorneys — was arrested and interviewed by federal agents, having been accused of planting pipe bombs at the headquarters of the Republican National Committee and the Democratic National Committee on Jan. 5, 2021.
‘How am I supposed to explain that I’m innocent?’
Cole was initially charged with interstate transportation of explosives and with malicious attempt to use explosives. A superseding indictment filed on Wednesday further charges Cole with two felony counts
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