Chairman Loudermilk Requests Transcribed Interview from Individual Who Found Pipe Bomb at RNC

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 8, 2025
CONTACT: 
Brandon Cockerham

WASHINGTON, D.C. – House Select Subcommittee Chairman Barry Loudermilk (R-GA) just sent a letter to Karlin Younger, the individual who discovered the first pipe bomb near the Republican National Committee (RNC) on January 6, 2021, requesting a transcribed interview before the Select Subcommittee.

Read excerpts of the letter:

"The Select Subcommittee to Investigate the Remaining Questions Surrounding January 6, 2021 (Select Subcommittee), is conducting oversight of the events that occurred at the Capitol and the response and subsequent investigation. During the 119th Congress, we have sought information regarding the discovery of the pipe bombs near the Republican National Committee (RNC) and the Democratic National Committee (DNC) headquarters buildings on January 6. From the documentary and testimonial information that we have obtained to date, we believe you possess information that is necessary for our oversight and request your cooperation in this process.

"According to public reports, you were working as a government employee of the Department of Commerce on January 6, 2021, when you discovered a pipe bomb near the RNC. In the days following your discovery and, presumably, in the absence of any inquiry on this matter by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), then led by Director Christopher Wray, you proactively submitted an online tip identifying yourself as the person that discovered the RNC pipe bomb and offered information relating to the incident. Given your discovery and subsequent interactions with the FBI, you are uniquely situated to provide information regarding the circumstances surrounding the FBI’s response to, and investigation of, the RNC pipe bomb. Accordingly, we ask that you make yourself available for a transcribed interview with the Select Subcommittee."

Read the full letter here. 
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