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NEW: Top DOJ Official Issues Chilling Update On J6 Pipe Bomb Case
Ed Martin, who is set to assume his new role as the pardon attorney for the U.S. Department of Justice and the chief of Attorney General Pam Bondi’s weaponization [of government] working group, shared a number of chilling revelations about the investigation into the “January 6 pipe bomber” during a recent discussion with Tucker Carlson.
Martin recently served as interim U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, a unique position that encompasses all general crimes committed within the district, as well as crimes involving federal lawmakers or agencies, campaign finance violations, and much more.
As part of a wider discussion on corruption within federal law enforcement and the Department of Justice, Martin addressed the unresolved case of the alleged January 6 pipe bomb incident. A night before the January 6 Capitol protests, an alleged explosive device was found on a bench just outside the Democratic National Committee Headquarters.
The alleged bomber has never been found, while the incident has received a distinct lack of media coverage despite its severity.
Martin expressed frustration with the lack of progress in the investigation before making chilling speculation that it may have been intentional. “The pipe bomber—as a prosecutor – I’ve got the pipe bomber case in my office,” Martin said, adding that FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino told him he had reassigned agents to the case.
Martin noted that the investigation was launched nearly five weeks ago and will be far more encompassing than the Biden DOJ’s probe.
Martin further criticized the FBI’s previous handling of the case, alleging that basic investigative steps were overlooked. “They didn’t interview some of the people that you would have said, ‘That might be a suspect.’ They hadn’t interviewed him,” he said.
“The question becomes, ‘what’s happening here?’ Is it incompetence? It feels worse than incompetence.”
Carlson agreed with Martin’s observations about corruption before asking whether the extent of the rot is worse than the public realizes. “I think it’s worse than incompetence,” Martin answered.
The senior Trump DOJ official went on to stress that it is important to conduct a thorough investigation and follow the facts wherever they may lead. “The only way forward is not to describe what I think of the motives but to expose over and over again what’s happened. If you expose what happened and the truth gets out, then accountability is possible.”
Martin also praised the efforts undertaken by FBI Director Kash Patel and Deputy Director Bongino before acknowledging frustrations surrounding the lack of prosecutions for individuals who weaponized the government.
“You can’t arrest everybody in the first month, but you got to get this going,” he said.
