Bannon's War Room — Episode 4972
FBI Arrests Suspect in DNC Pipe Bomb Case
Date: December 4, 2025
Host: Stephen K. Bannon
Guests: Julie Kelly, John Solomon, Mike Davis
Episode Overview
This episode of Bannon’s War Room covers breaking news about the FBI's arrest of a suspect linked to the DNC/RNC pipe bombs planted just before January 6th, as well as lively discussions about Trump’s rhetoric on Somali immigrants in Minnesota, alleged corruption and fraud linked to migrant communities, and new battles over judicial and legislative overreach. The show also exposes what the hosts frame as deep state resistance inside the FBI and ongoing scandals involving "dark money" funding major Senate campaigns. The episode’s tone is defiant, conspiratorial, and harshly critical of establishment power centers and progressive immigration policy.
Key Topics & Discussion Points
1. Immigration Raids and Trump’s Comments on Somali Community (00:00–04:53)
Context and Reactions
- Julie Kelly opens by reporting new immigration raids in Minneapolis targeting Somali immigrants and claims Trump is doubling down on “racist attacks.”
- Trump (as played/quoted on the show) harshly criticizes Somali immigrants, blames them for crime and economic damage, singles out Rep. Ilhan Omar, and attacks Minnesota’s Democratic leadership.
Trump [01:08]: “The Somalians should be out of here—they've destroyed our country and all they do is complain, complain, complain.”
- Julie Kelly & Mike Davis counter that many Somali immigrants came through legal refugee programs and highlight the humanitarian efforts behind their resettlement.
Julie Kelly [01:43]: “Minnesota was a perfect state...because of the infrastructure, the social services...Lutheran and Catholic Charities were instrumental in ensuring that refugees came to a place where they'd be successful... The president obviously doesn’t understand that.”
- John Solomon brings up Trump’s previous references to African countries using coarse language and distances himself from Trump’s rhetoric.
John Solomon [03:52]: “This is the president who referred to people on the African continent as coming from s-hole countries... racism becomes him.”
Notable Quotes
- “Go back to your own country and figure out your constitution.” — Trump [01:32]
- “Racist, bigot, xenophobic, and Islamophobic... This is not about legality, it’s about people who don’t look like him.” — John Solomon [03:49–03:52]
2. FBI Arrests Suspect in Pipe Bomb Case — Five Years Later (04:53–14:07)
Breaking News & Investigation Critique
- Steve Bannon breaks news: FBI has arrested a suspect (later reported as Brian Cole) believed to have planted pipe bombs at DNC and RNC headquarters on the eve of January 6, 2021.
- John Solomon explains the arrest came after a five-year investigation, accelerated by bringing in new leads—Kash Patel and Dan Bongino—who applied fresh tactics and AI to reexamine old evidence.
John Solomon [07:00]: “The way this case was cracked was... Fangino who was the lead on it and Patel decided to take the old agents off ... The new [FBI] team came in, applied some new ideas, some new technologies ... and were able to be led to this gentleman who they arrested a little bit ago.”
- Solomon suggests resistance within the FBI blocked solving the case earlier, alluding to “deep state” elements.
John Solomon [10:04]: “You have resistance that is growing less... now move to the outside... Success is breeding trust, and all of a sudden you got an FBI that's doing, and there’s a lot of unique things going on inside the FBI.”
Key Segment Timestamps
- Pipe bomb arrest news: [04:53]
- Details of the investigation: [07:00–09:23]
- Internal FBI dynamics: [10:04–13:15]
3. Dark Money & Senate Democrats Scandal (13:32–14:07, 17:15–18:55)
Newly Surfaced Scandal
- John Solomon reports that LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman allegedly routed dark money through various groups, benefitting Senate Democrats who have publicly opposed both dark money and Trump.
John Solomon [13:32]: “Reid Hoffman... was routing dark money... some of the senators on the Senate Judiciary Committee, people like Dick Durbin, were the beneficiaries of that money—a major black eye to the Democrats.”
- Discussion about open questions of campaign finance violations and “money laundering” among Senate Democrats.
John Solomon [17:15]: “I think the bigger question here now is, is there enough proof for the Justice Department... to open up a case saying there’s a campaign finance laundering scheme going on here?”
- Breaking news on mandatory voter roll clean-ups in 26 states—a potential factor for the 2026 election.
4. Minneapolis/Somali Community Welfare Fraud Scandal (18:55–20:12, 50:49–51:45)
Allegations of Systemic Fraud
- John Solomon summarizes reporting (“over twenty-three stories in nine months”) which shaped DOJ investigation: $1B+ of state welfare/food assistance defrauded by Somali community leaders in Minnesota.
John Solomon [19:15]: “...The reason there are sanctuary cities.. is the Democrats are trying to create a lure to keep the largest number of bodies in their blue areas so they can keep federal funding going and potentially change the congressional map... that’s the dirty little secret here.”
- Mike Davis amplifies this, using highly inflammatory rhetoric about Somali immigrants:
Mike Davis [51:02]: “A billion dollars in state money is going to these Somali crooks... We need to expel as many of them as possible, arrest as many as possible... We’re not going to turn the United States into a Somali hellhole—get them the hell out.”
5. The FBI and DOJ: Claims of Political Motive in Pipe Bomb Investigation (21:00–25:26)
Speculation on Motives
- Julie Kelly alleges the FBI dropped the pipe bomb case when it became clear the suspect might be connected to Antifa, not MAGA, thus undermining the prevailing J6 narrative blaming Trump supporters.
Julie Kelly [24:17]: “Certainly, that is going to be the suspicion—that the FBI quickly found out this individual was not a MAGA supporter... just imagine if they'd arrested an Antifa-tied individual in March or April of 2021 for planting these pipe bombs—it would have destroyed the narrative early on.”
- Implications: New focus on whether the FBI and DOJ deliberately suppressed politically sensitive evidence.
6. Judicial Criticism and Calls for Impeachment — Judge Jeb Boasberg (29:11–38:26)
GOP Targeting Federal Judges
- Mike Davis outlines a sweeping case for impeachment against D.C. Judge Jeb Boasberg, accusing him of:
- Authorizing FISA warrant abuses (Russiagate).
- Imposing “illegal” gag orders in recent federal cases.
- Freeing a supposed Trump assassination plotter.
- Overruling pretrial detentions.
- Demanding national security DoJ deliberations as part of court orders.
Mike Davis [30:28]: “I'm going to give you a speaking articles of impeachment on D.C. Obama Judge Jeb Boasberg... This guy is a dangerous, lawless partisan actor in a robe... and he is trying to violate the separation of powers.”
- Steve Bannon: The only way to hold Boasberg accountable is “to start an impeachment proceeding.”
- Call to action: Listeners are told to contact Congress to support impeachment (via article3project.org).
7. AI Regulation and Legislative Battles Over Federal Preemption (39:53–47:08)
Recent Legislative Fights
- Mike Davis recaps “AI amnesty” attempts (to shield AI giants from legal liabilities) and credits the “War Room Posse”’s activism for killing the proposal.
- AI regulation “Four Cs”: Protect Children, Conservatives, Communities, and Creators.
Mike Davis [42:46]: “We're not opposed to federal preemption... so long as we protect the Four Cs... children, conservatives, communities, creators.”
- Warns against “oligarchs” seeking unchecked power and compares the battle over AI regulation to that of Big Tech immunity in the 1990s.
8. U.S.-China Tech Competition & National Security (44:20–47:08)
- Bannon accuses U.S. tech figures (Jensen Huang, David Sacks) of pushing to sell advanced chips to China, warns this tech may be “more dangerous than nuclear weapons,” and says total decoupling of U.S. technology from China is necessary.
9. Additional Notable Segments
Julie Kelly on Judge Boasberg (25:48–27:36)
- Claims Boasberg’s actions with gag orders and FISA abuses violate federal law.
Julie Kelly [26:43]: “If that’s true, that’s a huge tell—and Jeb Boasberg, Darrell Howell, anyone who signed those NDOs without seeing the underlying evidence broke that law.”
Notable Quotes & Highlights (With Timestamps)
- Trump [01:08]: “The Somalians should be out of here—they’ve destroyed our country and all they do is complain, complain, complain.”
- John Solomon [03:52]: “Racism becomes him...the more Americans understand that, the more they see this president is a reflection of us to the world.”
- John Solomon [07:00]: “The way this case was cracked was...the new team came in...applied new ideas, new technologies, evidence that was sitting right in front of them with fresh eyes...”
- Julie Kelly [24:17]: “Certainly, that is going to be the suspicion...the FBI quickly found out...not a MAGA supporter, tied to a leftist movement such as Antifa...just imagine if they’d arrested an Antifa-tied individual...it would have destroyed the narrative early on.”
- Mike Davis [30:28]: “This guy [Boasberg] is a dangerous, lawless partisan actor in a robe.”
- Mike Davis [51:02]: “A billion dollars...going to these Somali crooks...We need to expel as many as possible...We’re not going to turn the United States of America into a Somali hellhole—get them the hell out.”
- Mike Davis [42:46]: “We’re not opposed to federal preemption...so long as we protect the Four Cs...children, conservatives, communities, creators.”
Flow & Tone
- The episode is fast-paced, combative, and loaded with partisan and nativist rhetoric, alternating between breaking news updates, calls to activism, and sharply critical (sometimes conspiratorial) analyses of government agencies and political opponents.
- The hosts express deep skepticism toward law enforcement and the judiciary except when guided by their own reformers (Patel, Bongino).
- Frequent calls to action for listeners to contact their representatives and support key legislative and impeachment pushes.
Important Timestamps
- Trump anti-Somali remarks: 00:21–01:43
- John Solomon rebukes Trump’s rhetoric: 03:52
- Pipe bomb arrest news: 04:53–14:07
- Dark money/Democrat scandal: 13:32, 17:15
- Fraud in Minnesota Somali community: 19:15, 50:49
- Boasberg impeachment discussion: 29:11–38:26
- AI/Big Tech legislative battle: 39:53–47:08
For Listeners Who Missed the Episode
This episode dives deep into current controversies—immigration enforcement, alleged corruption, the delayed breakthrough in a high-profile J6 pipe bomb case, and the ongoing right-leaning campaign against what is framed as a politicized federal judiciary. There’s significant speculation about why the FBI may have delayed pursuing a non-Trump-aligned suspect and a strongly critical approach to judicial and elite behavior in relation to Trump and conservatives. It’s a dense episode, heavy with ideological attacks and calls to action, serving both as news update and a mobilization tool for the War Room audience.
Note:
All timestamps in MM:SS format reference positions in the provided transcript. Quotes are verbatim and attributed by speaker and timestamp for clarity. Political rhetoric and opinions are summarized as they appeared, not endorsed.