Prosecutors have scheduled the trial for February and claim they possess surveillance footage, cell phone records, and evidence of bomb-component purchases. While conservative activists and Cole's parents allege he was framed and is being held without bail, the FBI stated that a previous alternative suspect was cleared of involvement. An interrogation transcript reveals investigators focused on a specific phone number, 703-991-2110, that was in communication with Cole on the day of the bombing.
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Brian Cole Jr. Files to Suppress Confession in Jan 5 Bomb Case
US Politics20 days ago
A court filing by defense attorneys for Brian Cole Jr. argues that FBI agents used a "methodical dismantling" process to force an admission of guilt from a man with autism spectrum disorder. The defense is asking the court to suppress the confession, alleging that agents employed psychologically coercive tactics and threatened to subject Cole's family to similar interrogation techniques. Cole is accused of planting pipe bombs outside the Republican and Democratic National Committee headquarters on Jan. 5, 2021.
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