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The man accused of attacking House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband, Paul, stated there was “evil in Washington” and had additionally planned to target President Joe Biden’s son Hunter, California Gov. Gavin Newsom and actor Tom Hanks, a San Francisco Police Department official testified Wednesday.
“There is evil in Washington, what they did went so far beyond the campaign. It originates with Hillary (Clinton),” David DePape informed San Francisco Police Department Lt. Carla Hurley in an interview after the attack, Hurley testified throughout a preliminary listening to, in accordance to CNN affiliate KPIX.
“Honestly, day in day out, they are lying. They go from one crime to another crime to another crime,” DePape added on the time, in accordance to Hurley. He allegedly planned to kidnap Biden to talk about “all the corruption” in Washington.
The revelations got here forward of a choose’s ruling that prosecutors had proven sufficient proof in opposition to DePape to advance his case to trial on state fees.
“DePape held to answer on all counts and allegations,” the San Francisco District Attorney’s Office stated in a press release.
DePape attacked Paul Pelosi with a hammer on the couple’s San Francisco dwelling in late October, whereas searching for the House speaker, in accordance to court docket paperwork. Following the attack, Paul Pelosi had surgical procedure “to repair a skull fracture and serious injuries to his right arm and hands,” Drew Hammill, a spokesman for Nancy Pelosi, stated on the time.
DePape beforehand entered a not guilty plea to all state and federal fees. He faces fees on a litany of crimes, together with assault, tried homicide and tried kidnapping, following the break-in on the couple’s dwelling, the US Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of California and the San Francisco district legal professional introduced final month. He was additionally charged with one depend of “attempted kidnapping of a US official,” in accordance to the US legal professional’s workplace.
Court paperwork revealed DePape allegedly awoke a startled Paul Pelosi shortly after 2 a.m. at his bedside, carrying a big hammer and a number of white zip ties and demanded: “Where’s Nancy? Where’s Nancy?” He then threatened to tie up Paul Pelosi and prevented him from escaping by way of elevator, in accordance to the paperwork. DePape later allegedly informed him, “I can take you out.”
DePape informed officers and medics on the scene that he was sick of the “level of lies” coming from Washington, DC, and “came here to have a little chat with [Pelosi’s] wife,” in accordance to the court docket submitting.
CNN beforehand reported that authorities consider DePape had different “targets” apart from the House speaker, together with different politicians.
Prosecutors played audio of Paul Pelosi’s 911 call to San Francisco police. Kyle Cagney, one of many San Francisco Police Department officers who responded to the scene, testified through the listening to and displayed the hammer used within the attack, in accordance to KPIX.
Cagney additionally reviewed police physique digicam video through the listening to.
Newsom’s workplace declined to remark to CNN on DePape’s alleged plans to target the Democratic governor, citing safety issues.
Nancy Pelosi introduced final month that she would step down from her management submit after main House Democrats for 20 years. Alexandra Pelosi, the couple’s daughter, detailed in an in-depth interview with CNN this week that the attack had pushed her mom’s choice to step down.