The FBI has released new video showing a suspect planting a pipe bomb outside the Democratic National Committee headquarters on January 5, 2021, as authorities continue to search for the perpetrator nearly four years later. The suspect, described as 5 feet 7 inches tall and masked, remains unidentified, complicating the investigation. A recent House Administration Committee report outlines significant security failures related to the incident, including a failure to secure the area and delays in locating the bomb, which was discovered on January 6, the day of the Capitol riot. The investigation continues amid renewed scrutiny of law enforcement responses.
The FBI on Thursday released new video of a suspect planting a pipe bomb outside the Democratic National Committee headquarters in 2021. Nearly four years after this tragic incident, authorities continue to search for the perpetrator.
In an effort to put the spotlight back on the case, the bureau also released new details stating that the masked and hooded suspect was 5 feet 7 inches tall. The video was from January 5, 2021, and was one of two explosive devices planted by the suspect.
However, even the suspect’s gender remains unknown. “If we can’t confirm the identity of the suspect, it’s very difficult to definitively establish a motive,” said David Sandberg, assistant director of the bureau’s Washington field office. Investigators have yet to establish a clear connection to the Capitol attack that took place just blocks away.
“So I wouldn’t say it’s not relevant, but it would be difficult to say it’s relevant,” he told The Associated Press.
The bomb suspect’s investigation comes after Detective Hill found that federal agents failed to maintain security and properly set up a security perimeter after a pair of pipe bombs were discovered on January 6. The search has been intensified again.
These are just some of the errors in a scathing new report by the House Administration Committee.
The 80-year-old’s new report identifies “serious and largely overlooked security failures on January 6,” including the “delay” in finding the bomb near both party headquarters buildings and the “chaotic response” after it was discovered. It describes in detail.
A good Samaritan discovered the first bomb near the Republican Capitol Hill Club on January 6, the day government agencies were on alert as Congress was counting electoral votes. Trump supporters invaded the Capitol.
FBI releases new video of suspect planting bomb near DNC
An investigation later determined that the bomb had been there since January 5 and was never detected. Four years later, the suspect is still at large.
Just some of the lapses identified include:
– Investigators were unable to locate the bomb near the DNC during security.
– Officials allowed traffic and pedestrians to cross “within feet” of the explosives.
– They allowed House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s motorcade to “drive through the bombing scene, endangering the Speaker’s safety.”
– and allowed a commuter train to pass by the DNC bomb, “bringing civilians close to one of the viable devices.”
This surprising revelation came just days after the FBI announced it had discovered the largest cache of explosives in history, including pipe bombs, during a search of a Virginia farm near Norfolk. Authorities have not suggested the incidents are related.
The report includes extensive security camera footage showing pedestrians unknowingly walking within meters of devices that could have injured or killed people. It is.
The findings were announced in an interim staff report of the House Administration Committee, chaired by Georgia Rep. Barry Loudermilk, and the Judiciary Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) It was done.
The report lists threats to Republicans and Democrats on a critical day for a democratic transition of power, but Loudermilk is a member of the House Jan. 6 committee investigating the events of that day, when Democrats were in power. took advantage of the opportunity to speak out.
“The FBI has no suspects in the J6 RNC/DNC pipe bombing incident, and Pelosi and Cheney’s former J6 task force reported numerous security failures surrounding the incident during its ‘investigation.” ” he wrote to X. “Today’s report highlights why.” Americans still have a right to know the full truth. ”
According to the report, numerous Secret Service agents were captured on video walking by the bomb while applying to identify it.
The masked and hooded suspect is approximately 5 feet 7 inches tall, according to the FBI.
The suspect is still on the run four years after the incident.
Explosives are seen outside the Republican National Committee offices in Washington, Wednesday, January 6, 2021.
Pipe bombs were planted in the Capitol the night before the riot.
This image shows part of a “want for information” notice issued by the Federal Bureau of Investigation regarding a pipe bomb placed outside the offices of the Democratic-Republican National Committee in Washington on January 5, 2021, the night before the Capitol attack. are. (FBI via AP)
The event came on the same day that President Joe Biden is scheduled to award the Presidential Citizens Medal to former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.).
The report also names a “person of interest” who conducted internet searches for pipe bombs before they were discovered, a person who took a photo behind the RNC, and a person who owned Nike Air Max Speed Turf sneakers, among other investigative details. It also outlines clues.
However, the FBI reportedly declined to provide additional information about the lead.
The report, conducted in the final hours of the 118th Congress, notes that the discovery of the bomb pulled key personnel from the Capitol at a critical time. Capitol Police identified a “very large group” approaching the Capitol at 12:30 a.m. that day. A Capitol resident discovered the pipe bomb at 12:38 p.m. and alerted security a few minutes later.
The report enumerates “a series of egregious safety and security failures,” starting with a sweep at the DNC that failed to locate the bomb and delayed its discovery.
“In the morning, there were a lot of [U.S. Secret Service] Investigators passed by the pipe bomb but were unable to locate it,” the report said. The bomb was located 20 feet from the DNC garage.
Harris remained in the building for more than an hour, leaving minutes after Capitol Police officers discovered the device at 1:05 p.m.
