1 00:00:01,680 --> 00:00:01,840 Speaker 1: Now. 2 00:00:01,840 --> 00:00:04,440 Speaker 2: The first pipe bomb was placed outside the Democratic National 3 00:00:04,480 --> 00:00:08,240 Speaker 2: Committee headquarters at seven fifty four pm on the evening 4 00:00:08,320 --> 00:00:11,520 Speaker 2: of January fifth, twenty twenty one. The suspect is seen 5 00:00:11,560 --> 00:00:14,960 Speaker 2: on surveillance cameras walking along North Capitol Street, North Carolina 6 00:00:15,000 --> 00:00:18,920 Speaker 2: Avenue in Second Street, before eventually walking past the Republican 7 00:00:19,000 --> 00:00:22,759 Speaker 2: National Committee headquarters at eight eighteen pm. The FBI says 8 00:00:22,840 --> 00:00:25,280 Speaker 2: the second pipe bomb was placed sometime after that, but 9 00:00:25,320 --> 00:00:28,520 Speaker 2: the suspect was not directly seen on video with the 10 00:00:28,640 --> 00:00:29,840 Speaker 2: second pipe bomb. 11 00:00:29,600 --> 00:00:33,239 Speaker 3: Placing, you're listening to the forty seven Morning Update with 12 00:00:33,360 --> 00:00:34,720 Speaker 3: Ben ferguson. 13 00:00:34,200 --> 00:00:36,400 Speaker 4: Good Friday morning. So nice to have you with us 14 00:00:36,440 --> 00:00:38,480 Speaker 4: on the forty seven Morning. I'm betting we've got two 15 00:00:38,520 --> 00:00:42,440 Speaker 4: big stories for you. 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It's the 54 00:03:03,600 --> 00:03:06,560 Speaker 4: forty seven Morning Update and it starts right now. 55 00:03:06,760 --> 00:03:08,000 Speaker 3: Story number one. 56 00:03:08,000 --> 00:03:13,000 Speaker 4: The Supreme Court handing Donald Trump a massive victory when 57 00:03:13,040 --> 00:03:17,800 Speaker 4: it comes to redistricting in Texas, a sweeping legal and 58 00:03:17,880 --> 00:03:22,000 Speaker 4: political victory with big implications for the twenty twenty six 59 00:03:22,120 --> 00:03:26,840 Speaker 4: midterms and the twenty twenty eight presidential election cycle. Now, 60 00:03:27,040 --> 00:03:30,440 Speaker 4: the left lost their minds over what Texas was doing 61 00:03:30,440 --> 00:03:34,040 Speaker 4: with redistricting, and they decided to sue. 62 00:03:34,560 --> 00:03:35,200 Speaker 5: Well, guess what. 63 00:03:35,640 --> 00:03:39,080 Speaker 4: The Supreme Court delivered a significant victory for not only 64 00:03:39,160 --> 00:03:41,880 Speaker 4: the president of the United States of America, but also 65 00:03:42,160 --> 00:03:47,480 Speaker 4: for states rights ruling to affirm the Texas Congressional redistricting map. 66 00:03:47,960 --> 00:03:53,240 Speaker 4: The decision effectively upholds the state's current district lines, rejecting 67 00:03:53,400 --> 00:03:57,160 Speaker 4: efforts to overturn them by the radical left, and giving 68 00:03:57,240 --> 00:04:02,240 Speaker 4: Republicans a clear path to maintain and potentially even expand 69 00:04:02,680 --> 00:04:05,880 Speaker 4: their political advantage in one of the nation's largest and 70 00:04:06,040 --> 00:04:10,960 Speaker 4: fastest growing states, which is extremely important for controlling Congress 71 00:04:11,320 --> 00:04:14,200 Speaker 4: and also the White House. Let me talk to you 72 00:04:14,240 --> 00:04:17,760 Speaker 4: about the takeaways. Number one. Not only was this the 73 00:04:17,800 --> 00:04:21,640 Speaker 4: massive win for Trump in the election strategy, but the 74 00:04:21,760 --> 00:04:25,320 Speaker 4: ruling validates the same redistricting principles that Trump and the 75 00:04:25,320 --> 00:04:31,320 Speaker 4: GOP leaders have defended for years, that state sovereignty, constitutional authority, 76 00:04:31,839 --> 00:04:37,080 Speaker 4: and legislature's power to draw maps without federal interference. The 77 00:04:37,120 --> 00:04:42,640 Speaker 4: second victory here was GOP's strength in the critical battleground 78 00:04:42,680 --> 00:04:47,280 Speaker 4: for the country. The upheld map solidifies not only Republican 79 00:04:47,320 --> 00:04:51,280 Speaker 4: advantages in multiple key districts, protecting the gains that have 80 00:04:51,400 --> 00:04:54,240 Speaker 4: been made under President Trump's leadership, in saying the stage 81 00:04:54,560 --> 00:04:59,039 Speaker 4: for even stronger conservative performance in twenty twenty six and 82 00:04:59,160 --> 00:05:02,840 Speaker 4: twenty twenty eight. Eight, the court rejected the challenge that 83 00:05:02,920 --> 00:05:07,080 Speaker 4: could have undone years of GOP progress. By refusing to 84 00:05:07,120 --> 00:05:10,120 Speaker 4: strite down the Texas Map, the court shut down a 85 00:05:10,160 --> 00:05:14,520 Speaker 4: major legal challenge that could have unraveled Republican leaning districts 86 00:05:14,520 --> 00:05:19,640 Speaker 4: across the state. Now this ensures political stability and predictability 87 00:05:19,680 --> 00:05:23,839 Speaker 4: and continuity for the next several election cycles. It also 88 00:05:23,960 --> 00:05:28,240 Speaker 4: reinforces the constitutional vision the Trumpet champion and what he 89 00:05:28,360 --> 00:05:32,800 Speaker 4: ran on. The majority opinion signals strong support for the 90 00:05:32,880 --> 00:05:38,440 Speaker 4: constitutional framework Conservatives have been defending states, not Washington bureaucrats 91 00:05:38,520 --> 00:05:43,520 Speaker 4: or activist groups control the redistricting. It's also just a 92 00:05:43,640 --> 00:05:47,919 Speaker 4: huge momentum boost for Texas Republicans. With the map locked in, 93 00:05:48,040 --> 00:05:53,040 Speaker 4: Republican tendants can now run confidently and aggressively, knowing the 94 00:05:53,080 --> 00:05:57,000 Speaker 4: courts will not be used to undermine their districts. This 95 00:05:57,160 --> 00:05:59,880 Speaker 4: ruling effectively gives a GOP a green light to build 96 00:06:00,040 --> 00:06:04,480 Speaker 4: even bigger majorities. And then there's the political impact. Not 97 00:06:04,520 --> 00:06:07,919 Speaker 4: only does it strengthen Trump's national influence, but it also 98 00:06:08,000 --> 00:06:12,479 Speaker 4: provides again for his judicial legacy in shaping the country. 99 00:06:12,960 --> 00:06:17,159 Speaker 4: It also secures Texas as a GOP fortress, which is 100 00:06:17,240 --> 00:06:20,760 Speaker 4: extremely important when it comes to the presidential election and 101 00:06:20,839 --> 00:06:25,480 Speaker 4: making Democrats pick up efforts even harder than before. It 102 00:06:25,520 --> 00:06:29,600 Speaker 4: also boosts fundraising and kennet recruitment since the districts are 103 00:06:29,640 --> 00:06:34,240 Speaker 4: now stable and also favorable. It eliminates uncertainty that could 104 00:06:34,279 --> 00:06:37,800 Speaker 4: have disrupted campaigns heading into the midterms as well, that 105 00:06:37,920 --> 00:06:41,800 Speaker 4: was part of the democratic strategy of chaos. And it 106 00:06:41,800 --> 00:06:47,400 Speaker 4: affirms conservative legal arguments on separation of powers and states' rights. 107 00:06:47,960 --> 00:06:50,440 Speaker 4: The bottom line is the Supreme Court didn't just hand 108 00:06:50,480 --> 00:06:53,719 Speaker 4: Texas Republicans a win. It delivered one of the most 109 00:06:53,839 --> 00:06:59,800 Speaker 4: consequential redistricting victories of the decade, reinforcing President Trump's long 110 00:06:59,839 --> 00:07:04,680 Speaker 4: term our political strategy and submitting Conservatives control in the 111 00:07:04,720 --> 00:07:09,440 Speaker 4: country's most important red state. This is a massive victory 112 00:07:09,600 --> 00:07:12,880 Speaker 4: for President Trump and for the rule of law and 113 00:07:12,960 --> 00:07:13,800 Speaker 4: states rights. 114 00:07:14,080 --> 00:07:15,720 Speaker 3: Now, story number two, we're. 115 00:07:15,520 --> 00:07:19,320 Speaker 4: Getting more information about exactly what happened with the DC 116 00:07:19,560 --> 00:07:23,440 Speaker 4: pipe bomber and how he was finally arrested, And we're 117 00:07:23,440 --> 00:07:26,200 Speaker 4: also learning the shocking news that there was no new 118 00:07:26,280 --> 00:07:29,120 Speaker 4: tip that came in that caused the arrest to happen. 119 00:07:29,720 --> 00:07:34,040 Speaker 4: It was actually just information that hadn't been pursued or 120 00:07:34,080 --> 00:07:38,600 Speaker 4: information that hadn't been put together with evidence by the 121 00:07:38,720 --> 00:07:42,880 Speaker 4: prior administration and the FBI. What we now know is 122 00:07:42,920 --> 00:07:46,360 Speaker 4: there's a man that's been charged for planting explosive devices 123 00:07:46,840 --> 00:07:50,720 Speaker 4: outside the RNC and the DNC on January the fifth 124 00:07:50,760 --> 00:07:53,960 Speaker 4: of twenty twenty one. And the only reason why we 125 00:07:54,000 --> 00:07:57,040 Speaker 4: know who he is now is because Donald Trump and 126 00:07:57,080 --> 00:07:59,280 Speaker 4: the men and women put in charge of the FBI 127 00:07:59,320 --> 00:08:01,720 Speaker 4: and the DOJ, they are now able to do their 128 00:08:01,880 --> 00:08:05,160 Speaker 4: jobs the right way, which is law enforcement work in 129 00:08:05,240 --> 00:08:10,880 Speaker 4: fighting crime. The Attorney General Pam Bondi putting it this way, Brian. 130 00:08:10,680 --> 00:08:14,960 Speaker 5: Cole Junior was arrested and charged with placing the pipe 131 00:08:14,960 --> 00:08:19,679 Speaker 5: bombs at the RNC and the DNC on January fifth, 132 00:08:20,080 --> 00:08:24,840 Speaker 5: twenty twenty one. He has been charged with violating eighteen USC. 133 00:08:24,960 --> 00:08:28,840 Speaker 5: Eight forty four, which is use of an explosive device. 134 00:08:29,400 --> 00:08:33,920 Speaker 5: This investigation is ongoing as we speak. Search warrants are 135 00:08:33,960 --> 00:08:37,800 Speaker 5: being executed, and there could be more charges to come. 136 00:08:38,280 --> 00:08:43,240 Speaker 5: Today's arrest happened because the Trump administration has made this 137 00:08:43,440 --> 00:08:48,520 Speaker 5: case a priority. The total lack of movement on this 138 00:08:48,720 --> 00:08:54,600 Speaker 5: case in our nation's capital undermined the public trust of 139 00:08:54,679 --> 00:09:01,600 Speaker 5: our enforcement agencies. This cold case languished for four years 140 00:09:02,360 --> 00:09:08,320 Speaker 5: until Director Patel and Deputy Director Bongino came to the FBI. 141 00:09:09,559 --> 00:09:13,320 Speaker 5: The FBI, along with US Attorney Puro and all of 142 00:09:13,360 --> 00:09:19,920 Speaker 5: our prosecutors, have worked tirelessly for months sifting through evidence 143 00:09:20,320 --> 00:09:24,200 Speaker 5: that had been sitting at the FBI with the Biden 144 00:09:24,280 --> 00:09:29,439 Speaker 5: administration for four long years. Let me be clear, there 145 00:09:29,480 --> 00:09:34,120 Speaker 5: was no new tip, there was no new witness, just good, 146 00:09:34,679 --> 00:09:39,920 Speaker 5: diligent police work and prosecutorial work working as a team 147 00:09:40,160 --> 00:09:46,080 Speaker 5: along with atf Capitol Police, Metropolitan Police Department, and of 148 00:09:46,160 --> 00:09:51,079 Speaker 5: course the FBI. We are working every day to restore 149 00:09:51,200 --> 00:09:55,720 Speaker 5: the public's trust. We hope that today is a significant 150 00:09:55,760 --> 00:10:01,040 Speaker 5: step towards that progress. We'll share more information when when 151 00:10:01,080 --> 00:10:05,280 Speaker 5: we can and when it unfolds. I cannot stress enough 152 00:10:05,679 --> 00:10:10,640 Speaker 5: how hard Director Patel and Deputy Director Bonngino have worked 153 00:10:10,640 --> 00:10:15,200 Speaker 5: for months to make our nation's capital safer and to 154 00:10:15,240 --> 00:10:16,480 Speaker 5: make our country safer. 155 00:10:16,840 --> 00:10:19,240 Speaker 4: You listen to Pam Bondi in what she had to 156 00:10:19,280 --> 00:10:23,320 Speaker 4: say there, it's truly incredible that there was no new 157 00:10:23,600 --> 00:10:28,920 Speaker 4: information that actually led to this arrest. Cash Battel saying 158 00:10:28,960 --> 00:10:31,840 Speaker 4: this as well on TV in an interview. 159 00:10:32,160 --> 00:10:35,840 Speaker 1: So you know, there's been some uncertainty, you know, certainly online, 160 00:10:35,840 --> 00:10:37,400 Speaker 1: so I don't know what's real and what's not Sometimes 161 00:10:37,400 --> 00:10:39,679 Speaker 1: it's a little hard to follow, but on when these 162 00:10:39,720 --> 00:10:43,520 Speaker 1: devices were actually planted. You know, does this arrest crystallize 163 00:10:43,559 --> 00:10:45,960 Speaker 1: the timeline at all in terms of, you know, the 164 00:10:46,000 --> 00:10:48,040 Speaker 1: sequence of events that's sort of been you know, up 165 00:10:48,080 --> 00:10:49,880 Speaker 1: in the air again, you know, especially online. 166 00:10:50,040 --> 00:10:50,880 Speaker 3: It absolutely does. 167 00:10:50,920 --> 00:10:52,320 Speaker 6: And I don't want to get ahead of the Department 168 00:10:52,360 --> 00:10:54,160 Speaker 6: of Justice, but you're going to see a crystal clear 169 00:10:54,240 --> 00:10:57,760 Speaker 6: timeline and picture in the next twenty four hours when 170 00:10:57,760 --> 00:11:00,400 Speaker 6: this individual makes his presentment and first appearance in court 171 00:11:00,600 --> 00:11:03,800 Speaker 6: and we proceed with the paperwork to his arraignment. That's 172 00:11:03,800 --> 00:11:05,839 Speaker 6: where key pieces of information are going to be made 173 00:11:05,880 --> 00:11:08,040 Speaker 6: public for the first time, because that's where key pieces 174 00:11:08,080 --> 00:11:11,400 Speaker 6: of information legally must be made public for the first time. 175 00:11:11,559 --> 00:11:13,439 Speaker 6: And we're not going to disrupt that process because that 176 00:11:13,440 --> 00:11:16,360 Speaker 6: would hurt the integrity of investigation and most importantly, it 177 00:11:16,360 --> 00:11:18,600 Speaker 6: would hurt the integrity of the prosecution that's upcoming. 178 00:11:19,559 --> 00:11:22,720 Speaker 4: You listen to Cashptel and what he's saying is you're 179 00:11:22,720 --> 00:11:26,559 Speaker 4: getting transparency. He also made it clear and this was 180 00:11:26,600 --> 00:11:29,559 Speaker 4: a Cashptel tweet. When Dan bond Gino and I came 181 00:11:29,600 --> 00:11:32,880 Speaker 4: to the FBI in March, the pipe bomb investigation installed 182 00:11:33,440 --> 00:11:37,320 Speaker 4: for going on five years. We rebuilt it from scratch, 183 00:11:37,480 --> 00:11:41,800 Speaker 4: rerunning every lead, retesting every piece of evidence, bring in 184 00:11:41,880 --> 00:11:45,800 Speaker 4: top experts, and deploying new technology to engineer the break 185 00:11:46,240 --> 00:11:50,400 Speaker 4: that finally nailed the suspect. Today is result of that 186 00:11:50,520 --> 00:11:54,880 Speaker 4: outstanding work. We didn't need new evidence, just new leaders 187 00:11:55,280 --> 00:11:58,760 Speaker 4: and a new President Trump willing to let good cops 188 00:11:59,000 --> 00:12:04,560 Speaker 4: be cops. This goes exactly back to that principle. The 189 00:12:04,600 --> 00:12:08,240 Speaker 4: President United States of America chose people to put in 190 00:12:08,360 --> 00:12:13,600 Speaker 4: positions of power that understand exactly what they needed to do, 191 00:12:14,080 --> 00:12:17,360 Speaker 4: which was go after the bad guys, arrest them, and 192 00:12:17,440 --> 00:12:20,880 Speaker 4: make sure that men and women are safe. And finally, 193 00:12:21,080 --> 00:12:25,080 Speaker 4: even Judge Janine said, the DC pipe bomber was quiet. 194 00:12:25,520 --> 00:12:28,959 Speaker 4: She also revealed insight into his low key personal life, saying, 195 00:12:29,000 --> 00:12:33,679 Speaker 4: federal authorities say they found bomb making materials in the 196 00:12:33,800 --> 00:12:38,040 Speaker 4: suspect's home. The US Attorney for the District of Columbia, 197 00:12:38,240 --> 00:12:42,400 Speaker 4: Judge Janine revealing all of this after it was announced 198 00:12:42,440 --> 00:12:46,240 Speaker 4: the indictment, federal authorities arresting that thirty year old of 199 00:12:46,320 --> 00:12:50,920 Speaker 4: Virginia Thursday morning, And yet again she re emphasized this 200 00:12:51,080 --> 00:12:54,480 Speaker 4: important point that this was after a nearly five year 201 00:12:54,520 --> 00:12:59,880 Speaker 4: long pause in essence of the investigation involving millions of 202 00:13:00,120 --> 00:13:04,080 Speaker 4: pieces of data. Now we have him, and Americans can 203 00:13:04,120 --> 00:13:06,880 Speaker 4: sleep a little better knowing that the DC pipe bomber 204 00:13:07,160 --> 00:13:08,080 Speaker 4: is behind Bart. 205 00:13:08,160 --> 00:13:10,840 Speaker 3: Thank you for listening to the forty seven Morning Update 206 00:13:11,000 --> 00:13:15,080 Speaker 3: with Ben Ferguson. Please make sure you hit subscribe wherever 207 00:13:15,120 --> 00:13:18,160 Speaker 3: you're listening to this podcast right now and for more 208 00:13:18,200 --> 00:13:21,959 Speaker 3: in depth news, also subscribe to the Ben Ferguson podcast 209 00:13:22,240 --> 00:13:24,000 Speaker 3: and we will see you back here tomorrow.