The attorneys for Brian J. Cole Jr. argue that President Donald Trump’s broad clemency for those who stormed the U.S. Capitol should also cover their client, who is charged with planting pipe bombs near the national headquarters of the Democratic and Republican parties on the eve of the Jan. 6, 2021, riot.
In a Monday court filing, Cole’s lawyers claim that Trump’s blanket pardons extend to the charges against him because his alleged actions on Jan. 5, 2021, are “inextricably tethered” to the events at the Capitol the following day. They are asking U.S. District Judge Amir Ali to dismiss the case before it goes to trial.
