Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) raised explosive new allegations Sunday about the Jan. 6 pipe bombs, suggesting newly released surveillance footage could expose a law enforcement cover-up.
“More evidence suggests the J6 pipe bombs were part of an inside job or botched training exercise that’s being covered-up,” Massie wrote on X.
The Kentucky Republican was reacting to a 26-minute video published on social media by conservative Blaze media reporter Steve Baker, who claims newly examined Capitol Police footage and radio communications raise questions about whether an officer knew about a pipe bomb outside Democratic National Committee headquarters before its discovery.
Baker identified former Capitol Police Lt. Dan Turner, alleging he repeatedly watched the area where the device was later discovered while other officers responded to reports of explosives nearby.
Massie told his social media followers that the new video “reveals former Capitol Hill Police Officer behaving as if he knew about the DNC pipe bomb before it was found, and anxiously awaited its discovery.”
Former FBI agent Kyle Seraphin also amplified the accusations.
“Members of USCP were clearly involved in the J6 pipebomb operation,” he wrote on X.
Another former FBI agent, Phil Kennedy, declared, “The J6 pipe bombs [were] an inside job.”
The allegations remain unsubstantiated. Federal prosecutors have charged Brian Cole Jr. with planting the device outside both party headquarters. He has pleaded not guilty.
“Brian Cole Jr is innocent, Kennedy added. “Disband the FBI.”
New video reveals former Capitol Hill Police Officer behaving as if he knew about the DNC pipe bomb before it was found, and anxiously awaited its discovery. More evidence suggests the J6 pipe bombs were part of an inside job or botched training exercise that’s being covered-up.
— Thomas Massie (@RepThomasMassie) November 15, 2026