Brian Cole’s Pardon Claim Fails | San Antonio News

San Antonio News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jul 6, 2026 · 1m

Brian Cole, accused of planting pipe bombs near DNC and RNC headquarters the night before January 6, is trying to use Trump’s mass pardons for Capitol rioters to shield himself — but a federal judge just rejected that argument. Trump pardoned over 1,500 people charged with Capitol riot offenses on his last day in office, but Cole wasn’t charged then and was arrested nearly a year later. His lawyers claim his alleged crimes are tied to January 6, and the government even framed it that way — but Judge Amir Ali ruled the pardons only cover those directly tied to the Capitol attack. Cole’s case…