Nancy Pelosi: The man who attacked her husband is charged with murder and kidnapping

The man is accused of attempted murder and kidnapping attacked US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband inside the couple’s home.

The perpetrator, David DePape, who was looking for Pelosi, said after his arrest that he wanted to “break” her knees if she answered “false” questions.

He broke into the couple’s home in San Francisco on Friday (10/28) morning armed with rope, gloves and duct tape, the Department of Justice said in a statement.

As evidence shows, according to the ministry, DiPape had the intention of kidnapping her Nancy Pelosi and faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted of this offense. For the attack against Paul Pelosi, the 42-year-old perpetrator risks being sentenced to up to 30 years in prison.

Yesterday, Monday (10/31) night, San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins announced new charges, including attempted murder and burglary, this time at the state rather than federal level.

Nancy Pelosi said she was “shocked” by the attack and noted last night that her husband was making “continued progress in his recovery which is expected to be lengthy.”

This attack occurred about ten days before the US midterm elections.

On Friday, before details of the attack were released, U.S. security officials expressed concern in a memo that misinformation could push some extremists to commit violent acts.

The same fears were expressed by US President Joe Biden, who warned in a speech on Friday night that misinformation could affect people who are not “completely balanced”.

DiPape, who lived in a garage in a small town near San Francisco, had in recent months posted anti-minorities, anti-Jewish, anti-women and anti-transgender comments on social media while alleging massive fraud in the 2020 election. and that covid-19 vaccines don’t work.