Speaker Johnson: D.C. Pipe Bomb Arrest ‘Great Development’

House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., on Thursday said the arrest of a person suspected of planting pipe bombs near the Capitol the night before the Jan. 6, 2021, protests was “a great development.”

“I’ve just heard that news,” Johnson told reporters when asked about the news, a topic that has fueled years of speculation and unanswered questions in Washington. “I’m waiting for the details.

“We’ve been in meetings all morning, but it’s obviously a great development.”

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