Paul Pelosi’s Assailant David DePape Found Guilty for Hammer Attack

The person who attacked Paul Pelosi at his dwelling with a hammer final yr simply obtained convicted in federal court docket — and he is going through some severe time behind bars.

David DePape was discovered responsible of 1 rely of assault on the fast member of a federal official and for tried kidnapping of a federal official. On the primary conviction, he faces a most sentence of 30 years in jail and 20 years for the second.

The jury reached their verdict in lower than a day — they began deliberations Wednesday afternoon, and got here again with their choice Thursday morning.

DePape really took the stand in his personal protection for this case … and he testified that he by no means meant to hurt Paul, and that he merely panicked when his plot did not go in accordance with plan. He claims he was merely there to speak to Rep. Nancy Pelosi about election interference.

Paul, after all, had a unique take … testifying that DePape burst by means of his bed room door that evening and demanded to know the place his spouse was, with a freaking hammer in hand.

He additionally addressed the mysterious nature of the 911 name and the moment cops discovered each Paul and DePape on the entryway of the house … saying he knew he was at risk, and easily needed to stay calm in an effort to not set off the intruder and threat hurt.

In fact, ultimately … he was harm, with DePape violently swinging his hammer at Paul as quickly as he began to sense the jig was up — and Pelosi suffered severe accidents consequently.

Nancy wasn’t dwelling that evening … and he or she decried DePape’s assault towards her husband as violent political extremism in real-time. In response to the responsible verdict, her workforce says the household is … “deeply grateful for the outpouring of prayers and heat needs for Mr. Pelosi from so many throughout the nation throughout this tough time.”

Paul has made a full restoration for the reason that incident, and he is been by Nancy’s facet at a number of occasions within the aftermath — together with a public outing on Wednesday night … the place he, the congresswoman and others had been hobnobbing with President Biden in SF to welcome Xi.