Brian J. Cole Jr. is a resident of Woodbridge, Virginia, and the defendant in a federal criminal case in the District of Columbia. He has not been convicted.
What DI has documented
DI's published coverage includes cases involving Brian Cole Jr.. Read the claims, context and sources in each case.
Bongino alleged FBI knowledge and an inside-job cover-up in the January 2021 pipe-bomb investigation. Senators challenged the claim; DOJ later charged Brian Cole Jr., who pleaded not guilty.