Prosecutors helped identify Brian Cole Jr. as the suspected pipe bomber by tracing purchases he made in 2019 and 2020 that included all the components of the pipe bombs discovered outside the Republican and Democratic headquarters on January 6, 2021.
They also used cell phone tower pings and license plate reader checks to see that he was in the area.
There is no information given on his motive.
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Taegan Goddard is the founder of Political Wire, one of the earliest and most influential political web sites. He also runs Political Job Hunt, Electoral Vote Map and the Political Dictionary.
Goddard spent more than a decade as managing director and chief operating officer of a prominent investment firm in New York City. Previously, he was a policy adviser to a U.S. Senator and Governor.
Goddard is also co-author of You Won - Now What? (Scribner, 1998), a political management book hailed by prominent journalists and politicians from both parties. In addition, Goddard's essays on politics and public policy have appeared in dozens of newspapers across the country.
Goddard earned degrees from Vassar College and Harvard University. He lives in New York with his wife and three sons.
Goddard is the owner of Goddard Media LLC.