The Department of Justice has argued in a court filing that a defendant charged in connection with pipe bombs found near the U.S. Capitol should not benefit from President Trump's sweeping pardons for January 6 participants.

In the filing, federal prosecutors contended that the pipe bomb case should not be dismissed and that the defendant's alleged actions were not covered under the scope of Trump's pardons for those involved in the January 6, 2021 events at the Capitol.

Trump issued broad pardons for individuals charged in connection with January 6, but the Justice Department maintains that certain cases fall outside the parameters of those pardons. The pipe bomb case represents one such instance where prosecutors are challenging the applicability of the presidential clemency.

The pipe bombs were discovered near the headquarters of both the Democratic National Committee and Republican National Committee on January 6, 2021. The investigation into who placed the devices has been ongoing, and the case has drawn significant attention from law enforcement.

The court filing represents the Justice Department's position that not all January 6-related cases are automatically covered by the presidential pardons, setting up a potential legal battle over the scope and limits of the clemency orders.