'Should've been a lot worse': Staggering new detail revealed on J6 pipe bomber

Rep. Barry Loudermilk (R-GA) disclosed exclusive new details to Raw Story on Friday about the activities of the suspect in the pipe bombs left at the Republican and Democratic National Committees on Jan. 6.

"Based on those reports, it should have been a lot worse," said Loudermilk, explaining that many details known to the FBI have gone unshared with the public for years.

"Why wasn't that information shared?" Raw Story's reporter asked.

Loudermilk went on to detail "videos that we hadn't seen before" about the Jan. 6 pipe bomber, who has never been identified but can be seen in videos wearing a gray hoodie. "The newest revelation which we're just getting out today is that the pipe bomber, the gray hoodie jacket person, actually made a stop ... at the Congressional Black Caucus before he placed the device at the Democratic National Committee."

"They walked into the property ... stayed there for a minute or so, then got up and left," Loudermilk added.

"So the FBI never released that information," Raw Story confirmed.

The new information raises a number of additional questions about the plot, Loudermilk said, including, "Was the one at the RNC supposed to go to the CBC?"