RUSH TRANSCRIPT Earlier this ░░░░░░░░ Brian cole engineer was ░░░░░░░░ with placing the pipe ░░░░░░░░ at the RNC and ░░░░░░░░ on January 5th 2021 ░░░░░░░░ s been charged with ░░░░░░░░ 18 U S c84 ░░░░░░░░ is use of an ░░░░░░░░ device This investigation is ░░░░░░░░ as we speak search ░░░░░░░░ are being executed and ░░░░░░░░ could be more charges ░░░░░░░░ come I m going ░░░░░░░░ let our U S ░░░░░░░░ discuss that shortly This ░░░░░░░░ the work of multiple ░░░░░░░░ working together This morning ░░░░░░░░ operation was carried out ░░░░░░░░ and successfully Of we ░░░░░░░░ that there s there ░░░░░░░░ so many issues when ░░░░░░░░ re issuing search warrants ░░░░░░░░ things can happen This ░░░░░░░░ carried out safely and ░░░░░░░░ securely thanks to all ░░░░░░░░ people standing around me ░░░░░░░░ ve worked tirelessly on ░░░░░░░░ Today s arrest happened ░░░░░░░░ the Trump Administration has ░░░░░░░░ this case a priority ░░░░░░░░ total lack of movement ░░░░░░░░ this case in our ░░░░░░░░ s capital undermined the ░░░░░░░░ trust of our enforcement ░░░░░░░░ This cold case languished ░░░░░░░░ four years until director ░░░░░░░░ and deputy director bongino ░░░░░░░░ to the FBI The ░░░░░░░░ along with the U ░░░░░░░░ Attorney all of our ░░░░░░░░ have worked tirelessly for ░░░░░░░░ sifting through evidence that ░░░░░░░░ been sitting at the ░░░░░░░░ with the Biden Administration ░░░░░░░░ four long years Let ░░░░░░░░ be clear There was ░░░░░░░░ new tip There was ░░░░░░░░ new witness Just good ░░░░░░░░ police work and prosecutorial ░░░░░░░░ working as a team ░░░░░░░░ with atf capitol police ░░░░░░░░ police department and of ░░░░░░░░ the FBI We re ░░░░░░░░ every day to restore ░░░░░░░░ public s trust We ░░░░░░░░ that today is a ░░░░░░░░ step toward that progress ░░░░░░░░ ll share more information ░░░░░░░░ we can and when ░░░░░░░░ unfolds I cannot stress ░░░░░░░░ how hard director patel ░░░░░░░░ the deputy director have ░░░░░░░░ to make our capital ░░░░░░░░ and country safer I ░░░░░░░░ like to introduce director ░░░░░░░░ Thank you general When ░░░░░░░░ attack American citizens when ░░░░░░░░ attack our institutions of ░░░░░░░░ when you attack our ░░░░░░░░ s capitol you attack ░░░░░░░░ very being of our ░░░░░░░░ of life This FBI ░░░░░░░░ this Department of Justice ░░░░░░░░ here to tell you ░░░░░░░░ we will always refute ░░░░░░░░ and combat it We ░░░░░░░░ provide the safest country ░░░░░░░░ nation has ever seen ░░░░░░░░ President Trump s leadership ░░░░░░░░ That s what we ░░░░░░░░ here with great resolve ░░░░░░░░ a case of massive ░░░░░░░░ an individual who is ░░░░░░░░ to have placed multiple ░░░░░░░░ devices to blow up ░░░░░░░░ people and multiple officials ░░░░░░░░ civilians is now arrested ░░░░░░░░ to the brave men ░░░░░░░░ women of the FBI ░░░░░░░░ the interagency I want ░░░░░░░░ take a moment to ░░░░░░░░ you the metropolitan police ░░░░░░░░ the United States capitol ░░░░░░░░ our brave prosecutors at ░░░░░░░░ Department of Justice and ░░░░░░░░ leader attorney general Pam 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This execution was flawless ░░░░░░░░ terms of teamwork resilience ░░░░░░░░ good old fashioned way ░░░░░░░░ police getting the job ░░░░░░░░ When you let good ░░░░░░░░ be cops this is ░░░░░░░░ happens I m eternally ░░░░░░░░ to the team behind ░░░░░░░░ to the leadership at ░░░░░░░░ FBI who made this ░░░░░░░░ but I do want ░░░░░░░░ highlight when I introduce ░░░░░░░░ deputy he made this ░░░░░░░░ and so many others ░░░░░░░░ priority to come in ░░░░░░░░ and solve it for ░░░░░░░░ American people And today ░░░░░░░░ m proud to stand ░░░░░░░░ before you and say ░░░░░░░░ solved it he will ░░░░░░░░ his day in court ░░░░░░░░ American public and the ░░░░░░░░ will learn even more ░░░░░░░░ through the legal process ░░░░░░░░ we have committed under ░░░░░░░░ attorney general we are ░░░░░░░░ most transparent law enforcement ░░░░░░░░ in U S history ░░░░░░░░ we are also going ░░░░░░░░ make sure accountability is ░░░░░░░░ to its fullest extent ░░░░░░░░ happens with our U ░░░░░░░░ Attorneys and prosecutors We ░░░░░░░░ divulge information when it ░░░░░░░░ constitutionally permissible to make ░░░░░░░░ the people that this ░░░░░░░░ intended to victimize get ░░░░░░░░ accountability they deserve and ░░░░░░░░ importantly to deliver on ░░░░░░░░ Trump s promise to ░░░░░░░░ our nation s capitol ░░░░░░░░ the rest of the ░░░░░░░░ in this country to ░░░░░░░░ sure that Americans are ░░░░░░░░ to go out free ░░░░░░░░ securely in their neighborhoods ░░░░░░░░ that people around the ░░░░░░░░ are allowed to visit ░░░░░░░░ nation s capital and ░░░░░░░░ now have the trust ░░░░░░░░ to the leadership of ░░░░░░░░ FBI the Washington field ░░░░░░░░ and I m honored ░░░░░░░░ to introduce to you ░░░░░░░░ director bongino who spearheaded ░░░░░░░░ investigation.