Now that Attorney General Pam Bondi and the Department of Justice have held their dog-and-pony show to name the alleged January 6 pipe bomber and the charges he faces, I have one niggling question that has never been answered.
According to the narrative du jour, the bombs were either placed the night before or in the early morning hours of January 6.
- According to FBI surveillance and reporting, the two pipe bombs were alleged to have been placed between about 7:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. on January 5, 2021 — the night before the January 6 United States Capitol attack.
- More precisely, in a video released by the FBI, the suspect is seen placing a bomb near the Democratic National Committee (DNC) around 7:54 p.m. Jan 5, 2021, and another near the Republican National Committee (RNC) around 8:16 p.m. Jan 5, 2021.
- The bombs were discovered the next day, on January 6, 2021, shortly before or as the Capitol attack unfolded.
The FBI alleges that the suspect bought two white kitchen timers from Walmart.
So, if you look closely, you will see that the kitchen timers have a one-hour limit and would have had to be activated within one hour of the planned attack.
According to official reporting and forensic analysis:
- The bombs reportedly used standard 60-minute kitchen-type mechanical timers, with no evidence of a secondary or remote-trigger detonation mechanism.
- The timers would typically only allow for detonation within roughly an hour of being set — meaning if they were placed the night of Jan 5 (as the authorities claimed) and turned on then, they could only go off that same evening.
- Yet the bombs did not detonate, and they were discovered — “live,” according to law enforcement — around 1 p.m. on Jan 6.
- A key witness who found the RNC device said the timer on that device still had roughly 20 minutes left when she found it.
Problems:
Because the timer’s one-hour limit makes multi-hour (or next-day) detonation effectively impossible, it also raises the possibility that the bombs may never have been intended to explode at all, and were used as a distraction.
Because the “bomb dogs” and foot surveillance did not discover the devices, which were placed in accessible areas and relatively apparent to a casual observer, and videos of law enforcement officials appear to show a lack of concern for their own lives and the lives of civilian passers-by, it is not unreasonable to assume they knew these devices were inert or non-functional.
It is also problematic that Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, thought initially to be at the Capitol Complex, was nearby at the Democratic National Committee, and for years has remained silent about the incident and what could have been a major media story of an assassination attempt. Why was she there? Was she a witting or unwitting participant in a Democrat-run conspiracy to interfere with the vote count and the lawful elector challenge procedures, which were subsequently bypassed?
Bottom Line
I am not convinced that the official narrative is correct or that the J6 bomber acted on his own and without third-party involvement.
As to FBI Director Kash Patel and Deputy Director Dan Bongino, who appear to be honest public officials, I am not convinced they would ignore official orders on matters of national security or reveal information that could destroy the public’s faith in the corrupt Democrat Party.
Why didn’t FBI Director Christopher Wray and the Biden Administration access the same information that led to the discovery of the suspect? Also, will it turn out that the suspect is a psychologically fragile individual susceptible to outside (government?) manipulation?
We are so screwed when we can’t trust our premier intelligence and law enforcement agencies.
— Steve
Affidavit in Support of a Criminal Complaint: Document 1-1 Filed 12/03/25 (Case 1:25-mj-00276-MAU)
“I am a Special Agent with the (FBI) and have been so employed since 2009. I am “an investigative or law enforcement officer” of the United States within the meaning of Title 18, United States Code, Section 2510(7), that is, an officer of the United States who is empowered by law to conduct investigations of and to make arrests for offenses enumerated in Section 2516 of Title 18, United States Code. As an FBI Special Agent, I have received extensive training in a variety of investigations of federal and state law. During my employment with the FBI, I have participated in mainly international and domestic terrorism investigations. These investigations have given me experience in preparing and assisting in the preparation of court orders and search warrant applications. Additionally, during the course of these and other investigations, I have also conducted or participated in physical and electronic surveillance, assisted in the execution of search and arrest warrants, debriefed informants, interviewed witnesses and suspects, and reviewed other pertinent records.”
This affidavit is based on my personal knowledge, information provided to me by and through other law enforcement agents, law enforcement records, Rule 41 search warrants, witness interviews, and my training and experience, as well as the training and experience of other law enforcement agents. Because this affidavit is being submitted for the limited purpose of establishing probable cause in support of a criminal complaint, I have not included each and every fact known to me concerning this investigation. I have only set forth the facts that I believe are necessary to establish probable cause that Defendant violated 18 U.S.C. §§ 844(d) & (I).
- “The IEDs were both of a kind more commonly known as “pipe bombs.” Both IEDs were manufactured using a collection of component parts and a main explosive charge. The component parts included a 1-inch by 8-inch pipe, end caps affixed to the pipe, 14-gauge electrical wire in red and black, alligator clips to connect the wires, a nine-volt (9v) battery, a nine-volt (9v) battery connector, a white kitchen timer, paper clips, steel wool, and homemade black powder.”
- “Review of video surveillance footage from the evening of January 5, 2021, shows that the pipe bombs at the RNC and DNC were placed by the same individual. The individual was observed on video surveillance footage at various locations in the surrounding neighborhood between approximately 7:34 p.m. and 8:18 p.m.”
- “The individual placed the pipe bomb at the DNC at approximately 7:54 p.m. and at the RNC at approximately 8:16 p.m. on January 5. “
- “Both pipe bombs were manufactured using a white kitchen-style timer. COLE purchased two white kitchen timers from a Walmart in northern Virginia on or about June 3, 2020.”
I declare under penalty of perjury that the information provided above in this affidavit is true and correct to the best of my knowledge.
