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The big news of the day is that the FBI has arrested Brian Cole Jr. for allegedly being the J6 DC Pipe Bomber.
But now we’ve learned that the Cole family operated a bail bondsman business specializing in providing bail to illegal immigrants and that business had sued the Trump DHS months before the alleged pipe bombing.
Take a look here:
Daily Wire: Accused pipe bomber Brian Cole worked to get illegal immigrants out of ICE facilities and sued Trump’s DHS. The DC Court of Appeals ruled against him a few weeks ago on January 6, 2021.
He later hired Trayvon Martin’s lawyer to call on Biden’s DOJ to punish anti-Black racism. pic.twitter.com/4g95wzIqbO
– Luke Rosiak (@lukerosiak) 4 December 2025
Also, is it just my eyes or why does the lawyer in that photo look exactly like Sean “P Diddy” Combs?
The resemblance is uncanny!
Here’s a quick summary of that lawsuit and its outcome:
⚖️ Overview of the trial and related events
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Lawsuit: Statewide Relations vs. DHS
The lawsuit was filed by Statewide Bonding, Inc.is an immigration bond company owned and operated by Brian Cole, Sr.And including his son, Brian Cole, Jr.
Company Focus: Statewide Bonding specializes in posting bail bonds to secure the release of undocumented immigrants from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (snow) facilities.
Goal of the suit: The company sued the Trump administration Department of Homeland Security (DHS) In 2018.
challenge: The lawsuit challenged DHS policies on immigration bonds and alleged that they led to undue financial loss To the company.
Background on Statewide Relations
Business Focus: The company is operating under names like free u bond and Statewide Bonding, Inc. Helped release undocumented immigrants from custody by posting immigration bonds. Their website described these bonds as a guarantee that release conditions would be met, allowing immigrants to avoid jail while awaiting court dates.
Operation: originated in Fairfax County, VirginiaColes transferred knoxville, tennesseeAround 2017. Brian Cole Jr. worked with his father as a bail bondsman. Public records separately add Brian Cole, Jr. as owner Colorado controversy On immigrant bonds.
Family Reference: Brian Cole, Sr. (Black) and his 30-year-old son (Junior lived together with his mother).
Pre-check: The company had faced prior investigations, in which a suspension in nearby Tennessee district ethical issues Picked up by the Rutherford County Assistant District Attorney John Zimmerman,
Case details
filing and claiming
Statewide Bonding (along with other plaintiffs) argued that DHS policies unfairly penalized bond companies when immigrant clients failed to appear in court. Major allegations include:
DHS failed to notify immigrants of their court dates, times, and locations, leading to “Failure to Appear”(Breach of the bond).
Bonds were given to companies only when 10 days (often less than 48 hours) to locate missing persons or faces heavy financial penalty-Potentially millions of dollars.
The company claimed to have secured bonds “Thousands of immigrants,” And these violations were hurting their business because of DHS’s negligence.
Court proceedings and decisions
venue: The case was heard in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, with appeals to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit.
Decision: But 10 November 2020—January 6, 2021, weeks before the Capitol riot—a federal appeals court Ruling against statewide bondingIt confirmed a lower court’s dismissal of all claims, siding with the Trump administration’s DHS, The court found no qualifications In the company’s arguments about policy losses.
Results and related events
Company response and discrimination claims
In late 2021, Brian Cole, Sr. held a press conference with high-profile civil rights attorney benjamin crump(Known for representing the family of Trayvon Martin).
They accused Zimmerman racial discrimination And “Anti-Black Racism” Against his minority-owned business, Biden called for a federal investigation by the DOJ.
Crump described Zimmerman’s actions as “Horrible” and suggested racial bias in labeling Cole, Sr. a “punk” or “thug”. local media (wpln) covered it as a push against alleged prosecutorial discrimination linked to the company’s prior suspension.
Further legal troubles
In April 2025A Tennessee appeals court upheld restrictions Against statewide bonding for repeated misconduct.
The court revealed that Brian Cole, Sr. did this Lied about your financial history-No prior bankruptcy or tax issues – even after applying bankruptcy twice and facing tax lien,
Connection to Brian Cole, Jr.
A few weeks after the November 2020 verdict, Cole, Jr. reportedly pipe bomb Outside the Democratic and Republican National Committee headquarters 6 January 2021,
One FBI affidavit Notes his employment with the family bail bond company.
Charging documents indicate he began obtaining bomb-making materials May 2019 (during the Trump era), and cell phone data placed him near the sites.
The bombs fueled media stories about pro-Trump violence, although the FBI (under Biden) has not publicly identified any suspects as of the latest reports.
It is noteworthy that the Vice President kamala harris The DNC was reportedly 20 feet away from the bomb but has not commented on it.