Accused DC pipe-bomber Brian Cole Jr.’s dad once defended by famous civil rights attorney who repped George Floyd

The father of accused DC attempted pipe bomber Brian Cole Jr. was once defended by the same civil rights attorney who represented George Floyd’s family.

Ben Crump – a nationally-known attorney who specializes in racial discrimination cases – represented Brian Cole Sr. in late 2021 when the sale of the Tennessee bond business he owned was being blocked by a local prosecutor.

Crump and Cole Sr. claimed the prosecutor, Rutherford County Assistant District Attorney John Zimmerman, was blocking the sale because its owners were black.

“Ben Crump Law represented Brian Cole Sr. in late 2021 in a racial discrimination matter involving his Tennessee-based company, Free At Last Bail Bonding,” Crump’s office told The Post. “The engagement lasted less than a month.”

The block against Cole Sr.’s company was dropped after Crump joined the team, the Murfreesboro Daily News Journal reported at the time.

Crump’s former client is now back in the spotlight after his son was arrested by the FBI Thursday for allegedly planting a series of pipe bombs outside the Republican and Democratic National Committee offices in Washington DC on Jan. 5, 2021 – the night before Trump supporters stormed the Capitol building on Jan. 6.

The well-known attorney’s office said it never had any legal connection to the accused pipe bomber son.

“The firm has never represented his son Brian Cole Jr. in any legal matter,” Crump’s office said.

The prominent lawyer was once referred to as “black America’s attorney general” by Rev. Al Sharpton, and has been front and center for numerous prominent cases involving racial discrimination accusations.

In addition to George Floyd’s family, Crump represented the families of Trayvon Martin, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery.