A five-year mystery no more. Federal officials say this long sought masked figure who placed explosive devices outside the Republican and Democratic Party headquarters is 30-year-old Brian Cole Jr. . His family home on a quiet culdesac in Dale City, Virginia, surrounded by investigators in search of evidence.Cole is facing two federal explosives charges. The big break described as old school police work. >> This wasn't a new tip. It wasn't some new evidence.It was the hard work of President Trump's administ ...

Case Overview - Brian Cole Jr was arrested and charged with placing pipe bombs at the RNC and DNC on January 5th, 2021 [1] - The suspect is charged with violating 18 USC 844, use of an explosive device, and further charges are possible [1] - The bombs did not explode, but they terrorized the community [23][24] Investigation and Evidence - The arrest resulted from re-examining existing evidence, not new tips, by a new team of investigators and experts [4][9][16] - The investigation involved sifting through over 3 million lines of data [25] - The suspect was tracked down in Woodbridge, Virginia [18] - Forensic evidence played a key role in identifying the suspect [51] - The suspect evaded accountability for 4 years, 10 months, and 28 days [31] - The case involved analyzing 233,000 black end caps of the type used in the bombs [33] Law Enforcement Collaboration - Multiple agencies collaborated, including the FBI, ATF, Capitol Police, and Metropolitan Police Department [5][8][21] - The US Attorney's Office is committed to taking the case across the finish line [35] Political Context - The Trump administration prioritized this case [3][7] - The arrest delivers on President Trump's promise to secure the nation's capital [14]

We have more breaking news now. The House Oversight Committee just released new photos and a video concerning the Epstein files. These images show Epstein's house in the Virgin Islands. They were provided to the oversight committee by the Virgin Islands Department of Justice. Let's get right to MS Now congressional reporter Michael Schnell, MS Now senior legal reporter Lisa Rubin, and former prosecutor Susan Phylin. Michael, what exactly was in this latest release? Yeah, Anna, as you mentioned, this is a gr ...

Investigation & Oversight - The industry emphasizes the need for a thorough investigation into the events, citing evasiveness and holes in the information provided by the Pentagon [2][7][8] - The industry expresses concern over potential lack of transparency from the Department of Defense, referencing past actions such as firing inspectors general and JAG officers [9] - The industry calls for the release of video evidence and legal analysis related to the operation, highlighting concerns about circular logic and legal justification [10] - The industry suggests potential oversight of the entire operation, even if it involves drug runners, emphasizing the importance of legal and ethical considerations [12] Leadership & Accountability - The industry criticizes the leadership style of President Trump and Pete Hegseth, describing it as not leadership and highlighting blame-shifting [3] - The industry questions the qualifications and behavior of the Secretary of Defense, citing concerns about his rhetoric and the environment created at the Department of Defense [6] - The industry notes Pete Hegseth's public support for Admiral Mish Bradley, interpreting it as an attempt to deflect blame [4][5] Legal & Ethical Concerns - The industry raises concerns about the legal predicate for the strikes, suggesting they may involve killing civilians using undeclared wartime powers [11] - The industry highlights the potential for unlawful or illegal orders being given to members of the military, emphasizing their obligation to follow the law [14] - The industry suggests the situation may be a law enforcement problem better handled by the Coast Guard or joint operations [12][14] Political Context - The industry notes the bipartisan call for an investigation from Senators Wicker and Reed [8] - The industry suggests the President may be attempting to intimidate service members and others who disagree with him [20]

If you saw this take place where we shot at an alleged drug boat and there were two survivors, would you have taken the order to kill them. Frankly, I feel comfortable talking about this. I've been looking at the Venez this uh um developing situation where we're marching towards a war with Venezuela for for months.Uh this has been bubbling up for months. Uh it has been deeply disturbing that Hexath has uh and the president have authorized these strikes, these extrajudicial murders. I think these are war cri ...

Yeah, Morgan. Two different uh set of circumstances in the Caribbean with very different outcomes. We'll start with the case of what was the missing woman from the from the cruise and Evans as identified by authorities and simply saying that she seemed to have missed a connection after an excursion on a bus, but that she checked into a hotel on the French side of the island.They were able to connect with her after suspecting that they had identified her earlier, but just wanted to make sure and confirm that ...

Breaking news just coming into us in the last maybe 90 seconds or so. A suspect has now apparently been identified in that shooting of two National Guard troops in DC. I want to bring in our National Law Enforcement and Intelligence correspondent Tom Winter.All right, Tom, bring us up to speed. >> Yeah, Hi, four senior US law enforcement officials briefed on the investigation say they've identified the man they believe is responsible for shooting of those two National Guardsmen who are now uh in critical co ...

Alisa, multiple law enforcement sources tell us the suspect in this shooting is Rock Manula Lanwal. Rock Manula Lock and Wall. He's a 20 29year-old Afghan national.Right now, investigators are working to know at what point uh Lock Lan Wall entered the country, what contact he has had with others, what contact and where he has traveled. Um they're going to talk to his friends, to his family. They're looking at his devices.We do know at this point again that the FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force is taking the le ...

We're here to brief you on the tragic events that happened today at approximately 2:15 local time in Washington DC where two of our brave members of the National Guard and Department of War were brazenly attacked in a horrendous act of violence. They were shot. They're in critical condition.As you can see behind me, we have assembled the full force of both the federal and state and local law enforcement agencies to bring bear all of our resources to make sure we find the perpetrators. assembled the full for ...

We first brought this to you last hour. The Pentagon said it was looking into serious allegations of misconduct against Democratic Senator Mark Kelly. This followed he and five others who either for the former military or former intelligence saying to troops that they can defy unlawful orders. Well, now for the first time we are hearing from Senator Kelly. Uh let me bring you in if I can. Um, Michael Michael Schnell, obviously our Capitol Hill reporter. I'm not used to seeing you uh in person at the desk, b ...