FBI Director Kash Patel has followed through on his pledge to bring greater transparency to the Bureau, officially handing over key documents related to the January 6, 2021, pipe bomb incidents to House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) and his investigative committee.

The move comes in response to Chairman Jordan’s February subpoena demanding the FBI provide long-withheld details about the investigation, which many conservatives have criticized as lacking transparency under previous leadership.

In a letter dated March 7, 2025, the FBI stated its intent to cooperate fully with Congress.

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“Under Director Patel’s leadership, the FBI remains committed to working with Congress to ensure transparency and the accountability the American people deserve,” the letter read.

Assistant Director Marshall Yates emphasized that this release was just the beginning of the Bureau’s compliance with Jordan’s demands.

“As a sign of good faith, we are providing this initial production more than a week ahead of the Committee’s subpoena deadline,” Yates wrote.

“But this will not be the last production we will send to satisfactorily comply with the Committee’s subpoena. To that end, we are diligently working to completely comply with your subpoenas.”

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The letter detailed the ongoing review process, stating that more documents would be provided in the near future.

The first batch of documents, labeled “FBI-HJCI19-PB-000001 through 000030,” contained information about the FBI’s investigation into the unresolved pipe bomb case.

Yates also acknowledged that some redactions had been applied to protect personally identifiable and law enforcement-sensitive information but assured the committee that the FBI was open to discussions regarding any concerns over the withheld details.

The FBI’s document release follows ongoing scrutiny over the agency’s handling of the January 6 pipe bomb investigation.

A previous report by the House Administration Subcommittee on Oversight revealed that the FBI had halted its search for the suspect in 2021 and withheld key evidence from congressional investigators.

Under former Director Chris Wray, the Bureau faced accusations of non-cooperation with lawmakers seeking answers about the suspect’s identity and the overall investigation.

In September 2024, former Secret Service agent Dan Bongino cited a whistleblower’s claims regarding the handling of the case.

According to Bongino, law enforcement agents were initially briefed on the suspect’s identity after pipe bombs were found at the RNC and DNC headquarters.

However, just two days later, they were allegedly ordered to stand down.

House investigators have raised concerns about conflicting reports regarding whether the FBI received corrupted cellular data from major phone carriers.

Rep. Barry Loudermilk’s committee report noted discrepancies in testimony about whether the FBI encountered technical issues that may have compromised the suspect’s identification.

“A former senior FBI official testified that the major cell carrier companies provided ‘corrupted’ cell data to the FBI and suggested that that ‘corrupted’ data may have contained the identity of the pipe bomber,” the report stated.

“However, in responses to letters from the Subcommittee, the major cell carriers confirmed that they did not provide corrupted data to the FBI and that the FBI never notified them of any issues with accessing the cellular data.”

FBI whistleblower Kyle Seraphin added to the concerns, revealing in May 2023 that technicians had determined the devices found at the RNC and DNC were inoperable.

Seraphin, who previously led FBI surveillance teams, told The Daily Wire that he had been briefed shortly after the events of January 6 about tracking the suspect.

According to Seraphin, a counterintelligence team successfully traced the individual’s movements through Metro security footage and identified the suspect’s fare card, which was registered to a retired Air Force chief master sergeant working as a security-cleared contractor.

Seraphin’s team conducted surveillance on the suspect’s residence for several days but was ultimately denied approval to interview him.

Shortly thereafter, the investigation was abruptly shut down, and agents were reassigned to minor investigative leads related to the broader January 6 incident.

Nearly four years after the pipe bombs were discovered, federal law enforcement has yet to publicly identify a suspect.

The January 6 committee has accused the FBI of withholding updates on the investigation, despite the threat the bombs posed and the resources they diverted from security at the Capitol.

Chairman Jordan’s committee is expected to continue pressing for additional disclosures as lawmakers seek clarity on why the case remains unresolved and why critical leads appear to have been dropped under previous leadership.

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