Conservative radio host
Rush Limbaugh baselessly argued that a Democrat must have sent the bombs because, he claimed, “Republicans just don’t do this sort of thing.”
Lou Dobbs, a Fox Business host and
Trump confidant, called the bombs “fake” on Thursday. Conservative pundit Ann Coulter called the packages a “liberal tactic.”
Pipe Bomb Suspect's Van Covered With Pro-Trump Messages | HuffPost
and he admitted it in court.
Sayoc
pleaded guilty last month to 65 felony counts, including using weapons of mass destruction in an attempted domestic terrorist attack, interstate transport of explosives and illegal mailing of explosives with the intent to kill or injure.
He admitted in court to having mailed 16 explosive devices to a variety of officials -- primarily Democrats, including former Presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton and Sens. Cory Booker and Kamala Harris; and major Democratic donors, including George Soros and Tom Steyer -- and to CNN's offices in October 2018.
Pipe bomb suspect writes to judge that the 16 devices he mailed were only meant for intimidation - CNN