Brian Cole Jr., man charged with planting pipe bombs before the Jan. 6 riot, argues Trump’s mass pardons apply to him

Source: New York Post

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s sweeping act of clemency for rioters who stormed the US Capitol also should apply to a man charged with planting pipe bombs near the national headquarters of the Democratic and Republican parties on the eve of the Jan. 6, 2021, riot, the suspect’s attorneys argue in a bid to get his case dismissed. In a court filing Monday, defense attorneys assert that Trump’s blanket pardons extend to the charges against Brian J.