Cole denied to investigators that his actions were connected to Congress or the events of Jan. 6, the memo says. During a search of Cole’s home and car after his arrest, prosecutors say, investigators found shopping bags of bomb-making components. I didn’t think that was a good idea, so I went to the protest,” the memo quotes him as saying. But over the course of hours of questioning, prosecutors say, Cole acknowledged he went to Washington not for a protest but rather to place the bombs. Neither device exploded, a fact Cole says he was “pretty relieved” about because he planted them at night because he did not want to kill anyone, the memo says.

Source: Huffington Post December 29, 2025 14:33 UTC