Rep. Jason Smith to Newsmax: Pipe Bomb Arrest ‘Long Overdue’

Nearly five years after pipe bombs were planted outside the headquarters of the Republican National Committee and Democratic National Committee, Rep. Jason Smith, R-Mo., told Newsmax on Thursday the arrest in the case is “long overdue.”

Smith appeared on “National Report” shortly after the FBI announced the arrest of a suspect — nearly five years into the investigation of who planted the pipe bombs on Jan. 5, 2021.

Smith said the announcement confirms what many Americans have suspected: that federal authorities under former President Joe Biden showed little urgency in solving one of the most alarming crimes surrounding the events of Jan. 6, 2021.

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