Nancy Pelosi: former Speaker of the U.S. House, Nancy Patricia Pelosi; née D'Alesandro

[bob]

So his defense was that he really regretted that it was not Nancy Pelosi that he hit. Ok. Interesting strategy.

I infer his defenses (technically) were:

1. He did not take a substantial step toward kidnapping Speaker Pelosi.

2. He did not assault her husband as retaliation for her performing her official duties.

The jury disagreed (as would [most of] the inhabitants Earth 1).

DePape still faces the state charges, for which then-Speaker Pelosi will be irrelevant. And, yes, the state prosecutor can introduce evidence of DePape's admission in federal court that he did the attack. But it'll just be stacking excessive years on at this point; DePape will die in prison (NADT).

[MN-Skeptic]

Paul Pelosi attacker David DePape sentenced to 30 years on federal charges

The man convicted of breaking into former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's home and attacking her husband Paul Pelosi with a hammer has been sentenced to 30 years in federal prison.

Federal prosecutors wanted DePape to serve 40 years for his conviction on charges of attempted kidnapping of a federal officer or employee and assault of an immediate family member of a federal official.

DePape is also facing state charges, including attempted murder, and has pleaded not guilty. His state trial is set to start on May 22.

[RTH10260]

Paul Pelosi attacker David DePape apologizes before resentencing

By Janie Har and Olga R. Rodriguez | Associated Press •
Published May 28, 2024 • Updated on May 28, 2024 at 5:21 pm

The man convicted of attempting to hold former Speaker Nancy Pelosi hostage and attacking her husband with a hammer two years ago apologized in federal court Tuesday, but still received 30 years in prison at an unusual resentencing hearing that resulted from judicial error.

District Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley on May 17 sentenced David DePape to 20 years for attempting to kidnap Nancy Pelosi and 30 years for the October 2022 assault on Paul Pelosi, the maximum for both counts. The sentences would run simultaneously.

But she had failed to allow the defendant to address the court at that sentencing. Corley scheduled Tuesday’s hearing for the limited purpose of allowing DePape to speak for the purpose of mitigating his sentence.

On Tuesday, she apologized to DePape, 44, and to attorneys for her error and asked if he wished to address the court.

DePape, wearing an orange shirt and orange pants with his hair in a short ponytail, said yes and proceeded to speak quickly off of a piece of paper.



https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/s ... e/3550144/