'Setup operation': Kash Patel backs up Trump Jr.'s wild theory on J6 pipe bomber

FBI Director Kash Patel celebrated an arrest in the case against the alleged Jan. 6 pipe bomber by immediately discussing conspiracy theories with Donald Trump Jr.

Following the arrest of Brian Cole on Thursday, Trump complained to Patel that the case seemed to "disappear" while the Biden administration prioritized the prosecution of Jan. 6 rioters.

"I mean, two pipe bombs targeting the headquarters of the Republican Party, targeting the headquarters of the Democrat Party," Trump recalled. "But, I mean, that to me is a far greater threat than any of the nonsense, you know, a grandma taking a selfie inside of January 6th."

"It's almost like that was the backup plan if they didn't get what they wanted out of Jan. 6, which to me seems like a very clear setup operation," the president's son told the FBI director.

"You're absolutely right," Patel agreed without backing up the claim.

"Thanks to President Trump's sweeping victory and mandate for accountability across all sectors of law enforcement, especially those that harm Washington, D.C., and our elected leadership and American lives visiting our nation's capital, we just went at it with the same approach that we go after every single case this FBI handles," he added. "No resource will be spared. No agent or analyst or staff support will be spared."

Trump pressed Patel "about the process of conducting investigations, again, whether it be the pipe bomb or Arctic Frost or any of these others that are all crazy."

"All of this does take time," Patel explained. "This is a dual track that no FBI has ever taken. Everybody just said, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait. We could do that and not turn over anything. But we are going to turn over as much as we can without jeopardizing the investigation."

"That's exactly what we did in the pipe bomber case," he noted. "We provided what we could to Congress in a timely fashion. And now look at the moment where we have arrived today, an actual arrest, which is what every American wanted."