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Steve Baker on the CIA, FBI, Directed Energy Weapons, and the Lies of the J6 Pipe Bomb Case

July 2, 2026

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On the morning of January 6, 2021, someone planted two pipe bombs outside the Republican National Committee and Democratic National Committee headquarters on Capitol Hill. The devices were discovered within minutes of each other, just before and just after Vice President Pence gaveled in the certification of the 2020 election. Kamala Harris was inside the DNC at the time. The FBI launched an investigation. A $500,000 reward was offered. And then, for years, nothing. No arrests, no credible public explanation, no resolution. The story simply vanished from the news cycle, buried under the avalanche of information that defines modern life.

That is the puzzle investigative journalist Steve Baker set out to solve. Baker, who was himself prosecuted for entering the Capitol as a journalist on January 6, spent years combing through the 41,000 hours of Capitol Police CCTV footage that House investigators eventually made available to a small group of reporters. What he found, he argues, points not to a lone wolf terrorist but to an inside operation involving the Capitol Police and the CIA — and to a specific person he believes planted the devices.

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What you'll learn

  • 1 (00:00) **The Problem of Unresolved Stories** - Tucker introduces the episode by lamenting how major news events are never properly resolved before the public moves on, using the 2017 Las Vegas shooting as an example.
  • 2 (02:45) **January 6th as the Key Unresolved Story** - Tucker argues that January 6th is one of the most important unresolved events, noting the largest FBI investigation in history produced 1,500 arrests but left key questions unanswered.
  • 3 (07:30) **The Forgotten Pipe Bombs** - Tucker introduces the central mystery: pipe bombs were planted outside the RNC and DNC on the morning of January 6th, but the FBI never solved the crime despite massive surveillance.
  • 4 (13:50) **Steve Baker's Investigation and the Arrest of Brian Cole** - Tucker explains that Baker's reporting named a suspect, and within days the FBI arrested a different man, Brian Cole Jr., who has been charged despite significant evidence against his guilt.
  • 5 (19:48) **Steve Baker's First-Hand Account of January 6th** - Baker describes being at the Capitol as a journalist, his subsequent prosecution, and his conclusion that the event was a manipulated setup.
  • 6 (25:20) **Evidence of a Setup: Special Forces in the Crowd** - Baker recounts how a special operator friend identified plainclothes military personnel in the crowd, acting as provocateurs in a classic color revolution tactic.
  • 7 (35:18) **The CIA and Capitol Police Connection** - Baker explains his belief that high-ranking Capitol Police and CIA elements were involved in the setup, citing video evidence of officers being deliberately underprepared.

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Show Notes

Did you hear the Feds finally arrested someone in the January 6 pipe bombing case? If you think the case has been solved, listen to this.


(00:00) Monologue

(19:48) What Really Was J6?

(30:29) The Mysterious Task Force Orange

(56:48) The Mysterious Pipe Bomb Story

(1:40:08) Was Shauni Kerkhoff Questioned?


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