A judge rules that President Donald Trump’s clemency grant for people charged in connection with the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack does not cover an alleged pipe bomber in Washington, D.C. According to the reports, the ruling addresses whether Trump’s blanket pardons for certain Jan. 6-related defendants extend to Brian Cole Jr., who is charged with planting pipe bombs in the nation’s capital. The court finds that the pardons are expressly limited to individuals convicted of actions tied to Jan. 6, 2021, and therefore do not apply to Cole’s separate case involving alleged bombings in D.C.
The outlets describe the decision as a determination on the scope of the presidential clemency and clarify that the pardons do not automatically extend to all defendants associated with the broader events surrounding Jan. 6. The ruling allows the criminal proceedings against the accused pipe bombing suspect to continue despite the clemency granted to some other defendants in Jan. 6 cases.
