The bombs were planted outside the Republican and Democratic national party headquarters in Washington, D.C., on the eve of the Jan. 6 siege on the Capitol.

Some activists have lashed out, in a reprise of the backlash over the unsuccessful effort by Trump appointees to shut down the Epstein investigation.

Bongino’s response to Hannity startled liberals. “Dan Bongino just admitted to Sean Hannity last night that he used to get paid to push conspiracy theories on the internet,” tweeted Mike Nellis. ”Most people already knew, but I still can’t believe he actually said it—what a clown.

FBI Director Kash Patel on Thursday blasted the Biden administration for its handling of the investigation into who planted pipe bombs at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 5, 2021.Patel told "Fox News @ Night Now" host Trace Gallagher that the prior administration "sat on" evidence for four years and failed to make a breakthrough in the case,

The arrest came after years of false leads and speculation over who planted the bombs near the Capitol before the Jan. 6 riot.

FBI Director Kash Patel accused former President Joe Biden's administration of sitting on evidence for years in the January 6 pipe bomb case.