Whatever Happened to the January 6 Pipe-Bomb Maker?

We take a deep dive into one of the lingering and life-threatening mysteries of the January 6 Capitol Hill riot and discuss who placed pipe bombs outside the RNC and DNC headquarters.

In September, the FBI released a slew of new information: The new information includes a virtual map that highlights the route the suspect walked while placing the two bombs on Tuesday, January 5, between approximately 7:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m.-the night before the riots at the U.S. Capitol.

Elaine Godfrey of The Atlantic writes an update on the case and points to one avenue of investigation that hasn't yet borne fruit: In many cases involving homemade bombs, investigators can identify an attacker by tracing where the bomb's pieces were purchased or acquired.

The first curious point is that the would-be bomber placed pipe bombs near both parties' headquarters, a gesture of "a pox on both your houses." It is theoretically possible that a hardcore Trump supporter would be angry enough at the RNC for not supporting Trump enough or something like that.

Former Capitol Police chief Steven Sund told Congress in February that he believed the pipe bombs were part of a coordinated effort to distract police and draw them away from the Capitol Building: We were monitoring the actions and demeanor of the crowd, which at the time did not raise any concerns, when we received word at 12:52 p.m. that a pipe bomb had been located at the Republican National Committee Headquarters, immediately adjacent to Capitol Grounds.

At approximately 1:50 p.m., USCP resources dispatched to look for other possible explosives located another pipe bomb at the Democratic National Committee headquarters, as well as a vehicle with explosives and a weapon, all within close proximity of the Capitol Grounds.

The experience of the hunt for the Unabomber and the Olympic Park bomber teaches us that it can take a long time for police and the FBI to catch a bomber - and those two particularly infamous perpetrators committed multiple attacks over the course of several years before being apprehended.

https://www.nationalreview.com/the-morning-jolt/whatever-happened-to-the-january-6-pipe-bomb-maker/