Deputy FBI director Dan Bongino walked back one of his conspiracy theories after being confronted by Fox News’ Sean Hannity.

A suspect accused of planting pipe bombs outside the Democratic and Republican national headquarters on the eve of the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol was arrested Thursday, officials said. The arrest follows a nearly five-year investigation into the incident.

The arrest comes despite President Donald Trump and his allies largely dismissing the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol. On his first day in office, Trump pardoned more than 1,500 people charged in connection to the insurrection.

Conspiracy theories have circulated for years about who was responsible for the attack on the Capitol, with many pundits speculating, without evidence, that it was an “inside j

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