WASHINGTON — The Virginia man charged with planting pipe bombs at the headquarters of the Democratic and Republican National Committees on the eve of the Capitol riot confessed to the crime on Thursday afternoon, sources tell The Post.

Brian Cole Jr., 30, will make an initial appearance in DC federal court Friday afternoon to be formally arraigned on charges of transporting explosives across state lines with intent to kill, injure and cause damage and attempted malicious destruction by means of explosive materials.

Investigators arrested Cole and say he placed the viable explosives outside the headquarters of America’s two main political parties on the night of Jan. 5, 2021. The devices were not found for 17 hours, shortly before supporters of President Trump breached the Capitol bu

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