The Dark Side of J6 – Part 1
Last December a story published by The Blaze accused a former Capitol police officer – now an employee of the CIA – of dropping the two pipe bombs found in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 6, 2021.
The Blaze retracted the story when the alleged suspect, Shauni Kerkoff, lawyered up with a law firm, Clare Locke, which allegedly charges $1,800 per hour, and began to threaten a lawsuit, even though Kerkoff failed a critical polygraph test.
Question!! How does a former Capitol Police officer, and now CIA employee, find the money to pay $1,800 per hour? Are the fees routed through some dark money conduit, foundation, or NGO? Clare Lock is well-known for not taking defamation cases on contingency. https://x.com/SteveBakerUSA/status/2040491914584014963
The Blaze story was quickly usurped when the FBI announced that it cracked the J6 pipe bomber case and arrested Brian Cole Jr. from Woodbridge, VA.
According to an FBI affidavit, investigators used credit card records, cellphone tower data and a license plate reader to identify Cole. https://abcnews.com/US/ahead-alleged-jan-6-pipe-bombers-tuesday-court/story?id=128777530
The validity of Cole’s arrest was challenged by an FBI whistleblower who worked on the pipe-bombs case, as well as by officials inside the FBI, U.S. Department of Justice, and White House, who all spoke privately to Blaze News. https://archive.ph/0Ad5l#selection-1285.0-1285.248
According to the Gateway Pundit, “Cole, who is autistic and lives with his parents, has been described by FBI whistleblowers including Kyle Seraphin, Steve Friend, and other members of the outspoken “Suspendables” group as a vulnerable individual deliberately targeted and used as a sacrificial fall guy by federal authorities.” https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/07/status-hearing-alleged-pipe-bomber-brian-cole-jr-2/
After two hours of questioning Cole, told FBI agents that “everything is just blank” and the interview was “a little too much to process.”
But the agents didn’t stop until Cole told them what they wanted to hear: that the J6 images from January 6, 2021 were him. During the four hours of questioning Cole did not have an attorney present. According to the FBI, Cole signed a waiver of his Miranda rights.
https://archive.ph/lI24S
Cole, who is afflicted with Level 1 autism spectrum disorder and obsessive compulsive disorder, challenges the prosecution’s case and calls into question the FBI’s four-hour interview on Dec. 4, 2025 and his alleged confession without an attorney present.
Since this dubious confession other pieces of evidence have emerged that help substantiate Cole’s innocence.
Dateline May 21, 2026
Shoe Size Appears to Rule Out Brian Cole Jr. as the Hoodie-Clad Pipe Bomber, Tests Show
The hoodie-clad bomber’s shoe size was estimated using the bricks in Rumsey Court, where the suspect walked at about 8:16 p.m. on Jan. 5, 2021. Based on the width and length of those bricks, the bomber’s shoe was estimated to be size 9 to 9.5. The heel is on the line of a brick. That shoe crosses the first brick, the second brick, and less than half of the third brick corresponding to a nine or a 9 and a half at the most of that particular shoe. Conversely, Brian Cole Jr wears a size 12.
https://www.veritasregnat.com/2026/05/21/shoe-size-appears-to-rule-out-brian-cole-jr-as-the-hoodie-clad-pipe-bomber-tests-show/
Dateline July1, 2026
Hoodie-Clad Pipe-Bomb Suspect Appeared to Speak Into Smart Watch During Bomb Run, Video Reveals
An independent investigator, who goes by the cognomen Armitas, after a pixel-by-pixel analysis of J6 footage made a startling discovery: the hoodie suspect was communicating to someone by means of a smart watch while walking between the Democratic National Committee building and the Capitol Hill Club near the Republican National Committee.
This new information compelled Steve Baker and his team to reexamine J6 footage videos again. This time they discovered that what originally thought were arm stretches and, other natural motions that the bomber was making while strolling, was in reality the bomber’s talking into their wrist at least five times that they could count. The video also revealed that suspect had the watch face on the underside of the wrist instead of on top. https://www.veritasregnat.com/2026/07/01/hoodie-clad-pipe-bomb-suspect-appeared-to-speak-into-smart-watch-during-bomb-run-video-reveals/
Cole’s parents insist that he does not have a watch and never wears jewelry.
By their gait yea shall know them.
If Brian Cole Jr. is not the individual who planted the J6 pipe bombs then what led Investigative journalists Steve Baker and Joe Hanneman to claim that Shauni Kerkhoff is? It turns out that Kerkhoff broke her right tibia when she was a star soccer player in college. Ever since the leg mended she walks with a distinct gait called circumduction. When Baker and his investigators compared video footage of Kerkhoff walking back in the days when she was a Capitol Hill police officer and compared them to the J6 video footage using forensic software that compares different gaits they obtained a 94% hit that Shauni Kerkhoff is indeed the J6 pipe bomber.
A more transparent FBI?
“This cold case languished for four years until Kash and Bongino came to the FBI.” – Attorney General Pam Bondi
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2025/12/05/pipe-bomb_suspects_arrest_solidifies_patels_standing__153602.html
For his part Kash Patel prattled, “This execution was flawless in terms of teamwork, resilience, and just a good, old-fashioned way of police getting the job done.”
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2025/12/05/pipe-bomb_suspects_arrest_solidifies_patels_standing__153602.html
On his X site Dan Bongino wrote:
Shortly after swearing in, the Director and I evaluated a number of cases of potential public corruption that, understandably, have garnered public interest. We made the decision to either re-open, or push additional resources and investigative attention, to these cases. These cases are the DC pipe bombing investigation … https://x.com/FBIDDBongino/status/1926961051129508247?s=20
After Shauni Kerkhoff hired the mega law firm Clare Lock to sue Steve Baker and Joe Hanneman Dan Bongino then FBI Deputy Director offered to personally finance the lawsuit against the investigative reporters. To which Rep. Tom Massie responded:
Former Capitol Hill Police Officer / current CIA employee Kerkhoff was a person of interest & failed a lie detector test, before the famous Blaze article was published. Looks like defamation suits FBI DD Bongino told me he would personally finance against reporters are a bust. https://x.com/RepThomasMassie/status/2039424218769596636?
– National Security Correspondent Mark Adams