Oct 2, 2026 · 3 hr 20 min · 20 segments
At 7:06 a.m. on December 4, 2025, Brian J. Cole Jr. was arrested while walking to a 7-Eleven near his home. The FBI took Cole to a staging area and then to the Washington Field Office, where they…
Okay,
well, what
else should we
know about you and your family? Yeah, we have a pretty average life.
Okay, you said you made some comment that your family, you said, what did you say about your family? Like, you're kind of far like Democrats or something like that? Uh-huh.
I think the majority of them.
My dad's an independent.
Oh, an independent.
Yeah.
Okay, so going back, what 2020 timeframe? You said you attended one of the rallies, right? Um, no, I only attended that.
I only attended that protest.
That was it.
That was the, that was literally the only time I've ever been at one of those.
And so growing up, you know, in your family was pretty strong, has pretty strong political views.
Cole replies, especially my aunt and my grandma.
All right, who's your, where does your aunt live? She lives in Maryland next to the MGM Casino.
Okay, or at least near, or near it at least.
Okay, does she work at the bail bond business too? No, she's coming, she's come, I think she's coming back to help us since her husband died not too long ago.
Okay, and what's your aunt's name? I'm sorry, Aunt Betty Coates.
We call her Ann.
Okay.
Betty Ann.
All right.
So growing up, when did you kind of realize that your, you know, political views were a little different from your family? I guess, I guess you spend so much time on the internet.
I don't really, to be honest, I don't really know.
Okay,
well, what
else should we
know about you and your family? Yeah, we have a pretty average life.
Okay, you said you made some comment that your family, you said, what did you say about your family? Like, you're kind of far like Democrats or something like that? Uh-huh.
I think the majority of them.
My dad's an independent.
Oh, an independent.
Yeah.
Okay, so going back, what 2020 timeframe? You said you attended one of the rallies, right? Um, no, I only attended that.
I only attended that protest.
That was it.
That was the, that was literally the only time I've ever been at one of those.
And so growing up, you know, in your family was pretty strong, has pretty strong political views.
Cole replies, especially my aunt and my grandma.
All right, who's your, where does your aunt live? She lives in Maryland next to the MGM Casino.
Okay, or at least near, or near it at least.
Okay, does she work at the bail bond business too? No, she's coming, she's come, I think she's coming back to help us since her husband died not too long ago.
Okay, and what's your aunt's name? I'm sorry, Aunt Betty Coates.
We call her Ann.
Okay.
Betty Ann.
All right.
So growing up, when did you kind of realize that your, you know, political views were a little different from your family? I guess, I guess you spend so much time on the internet.
I don't really, to be honest, I don't really know.
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