Attorneys for D.C. Pipe Bomber Suspect Brian Cole Cite Autism in Push for Conditional Release
The D.C. pipe bomber suspect Brian Cole, who has been accused of placing pipe bombs outside of the Democratic and Republican National Committee buildings in January of 2021, was back inside a D.C. courtroom on Tuesday.
During the court appearance, Brian Cole’s attorney argued before U.S. Magistrate Judge Matthew Sharbaugh for Cole’s temporary release, citing a prior autism diagnosis.
Judge Sharbaugh, however, did not make an immediate decision regarding Cole’s release and instead announced that he would decide on a conditional release at a later date.
On Monday, Cole was indicted on two Federal charges by a D.C. Superior Court grand jury, one of which was a charge related to terrorism.
New court documents from DC pipe bomb suspect Brian Cole’s defense attorneys argue he needs to be released from jail pending a trial because he poses no threat to the community —citing he’s diagnosed with autism and OCD and has zero criminal history. @wusa9 pic.twitter.com/vnxmyR0cmb
— Matthew Torres (@News_MTorres) December 30, 2025
Per NBC News:
The Virginia man accused of planting pipe bombs at the nation’s capital on Jan. 5, 2021, is requesting a conditional release from jail as his attorney cites his autism diagnosis.
Federal prosecutors allege that Brian Cole, 30, is the man who planted explosive devices at the Republican and Democratic national party headquarters the night before rioters swarmed the Capitol. He has been in custody since he was arrested Dec. 4, when he was charged with transporting an explosive device and attempted malicious destruction by means of explosive materials.
Cole has not yet entered a plea.
U.S. Magistrate Judge Matthew Sharbaugh declined to rule on whether Cole would be released Tuesday, telling both parties there were “important arguments under consideration.” Neither Cole nor the several members of his family at the hearing reacted to Sharbaugh’s announcement.
On Monday, United States Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro wrote on X that her office has filed court documents that reveal Cole confessed to making the bombs and setting the timer to detonate them.
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My office has filed court documents that Brian Cole, Jr., accused of placing pipe bombs outside the RNC and DNC has admitted that he was responsible for the devices and gave a detailed confession to the charged offenses, telling law enforcement he was frustrated with both…
— Jeanine Pirro (@JudgeJeanine) December 29, 2025
As The Gateway Pundit previously reported, the FBI identified Brian Cole as the suspected pipe bomber without using any new evidence, but instead used evidence collected by the Biden FBI.
READ:
Biden’s FBI Knew Brian Cole was the January 6 Pipe Bomber in April 2021
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