{"id":1522264,"date":"2026-07-08T15:47:27","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T20:47:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/?guid=febbf993568f7f2ef4c993f392977920"},"modified":"2026-07-08T16:00:44","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T21:00:44","slug":"trial-for-alleged-jan-6-pipe-bomber-set-for-february","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/?p=1522264","title":{"rendered":"Trial for alleged Jan. 6 pipe bomber set for February"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure><img src=\"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/wp-content\/media\/2026\/07\/5b562545467daafa7c23192fda529103.png\" alt\/><figcaption>Brian Cole Jr. is seen in this undated yearbook photo from the C.D. Hylton High School in 2013. (C.D. Hylton High School)<\/figcaption><\/figure><p class=\"p1\">(WASHINGTON) -- Brian Cole Jr., the Virginia man charged with&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.com\/US\/suspect-arrested-jan-6-pipe-bomb-case-sources\/story?id=128093323\"><span class=\"s1\">placing pipe bombs<\/span><\/a>&nbsp;outside the Republican and Democratic National Committee headquarters the night before the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, is set to go to trial in February, a federal judge said during a court hearing Wednesday.&nbsp;<\/p><p class=\"p1\">U.S. District Judge Amir Ali set the trial date for Feb. 16 based on a request from Cole's lawyers, who pointed to massive tranches of evidence the government has shared with them stemming from the roughly five-year investigation into the placement of the pipe bombs.&nbsp;<\/p><p class=\"p1\">Cole has pleaded not guilty&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.com\/US\/ahead-alleged-jan-6-pipe-bombers-tuesday-court\/story?id=128777530\"><span class=\"s1\">in the case<\/span><\/a>.<\/p><p class=\"p1\">The government and Cole's attorneys said they expect the trial could take as long as two weeks.&nbsp;<\/p><p class=\"p1\">Both sides will next return to court on Sept. 10 for a status conference.&nbsp;<\/p><p class=\"p1\">On Monday, Judge Ali ruled that the sweeping clemency granted by President Donald Trump for all of the individuals charged in connection with the Jan. 6 attack&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.com\/US\/judge-rules-alleged-jan-6-pipe-bomber-covered\/story?id=134529874\"><span class=\"s1\">does not apply<\/span><\/a>&nbsp;to Cole.<\/p><p class=\"p1\">Cole's defense attorneys had argued that Cole should be covered by&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.com\/Politics\/trump-teases-pardoning-jan-6-rioters-day-1\/story?id=117880690\"><span class=\"s1\">President Trump's pardons<\/span><\/a>&nbsp;on the basis that his actions were allegedly related to Congress' convening of the joint session the next day.<\/p><p>Copyright \u00a9 2026, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brian Cole Jr. is seen in this undated yearbook photo from the C.D. Hylton High School in 2013. (C.D. 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