DC pipe bomb suspect not covered by Trump Jan. 6 pardon: DOJ

The Department of Justice (DOJ) is asking a judge to deny a motion of dismissal made by the man suspected of planting two pipe bombs in Washington, D.C., on the eve of Jan. 6, 2021, after the defendant argued he should be exempt from his charges under President Trump’s related pardons. 

Brian Cole Jr. faces formal charges for planting two pipe bombs outside of the Republican National Committee and Democratic National Committee headquarters the day before election deniers stormed the Capitol. 

In a court document filed with the D.C. District Court on Friday, the DOJ argued that Cole is “categorically excluded” from Trump’s “clear and unambiguous terms” of his proclamation, which has since pardoned up to 1,500 people involved in the attacks. 

“The defendant ignores that the proclamation expressly limited relief to individuals who had been........

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