David DePape, the man accused of attacking U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (D-Calif.) husband Paul in October, said that he committed the brutal attack because of “evil in Washington.”
This information was revealed Wednesday during the testimony of San Francisco Police Dept. Lt. Carla Hurley, according to POLITICO.
Last month, a federal grand jury returned an indictment charging DePape, 42, with assault and attempted kidnapping. He was arrested Oct. 28 inside Pelosi’s San Francisco home, where he allegedly entered the couple’s bedroom and attacked 82-year-old Paul Pelosi with a hammer.
According to the U.S. Department of Justice, DePape was looking for the Speaker of the House, who was in Washington D.C. at the time of the attack.
Hurley interviewed DePape for an hour the day of the attack, per the POLITICO report. She said Wednesday that he told her of other people he wanted to target, including California Gov. Gavin Newsom, actor Tom Hanks and President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter Biden.
DePape told Hurley that “there is evil in Washington,” and “what they did went so far beyond the campaign,” according to her testimony.
While Pelosi retained her seat during the midterm elections and will remain in office, she announced that she will step down as House party leader after two decades. As Speaker of the House, she is second in line for the presidency behind Vice President Kamala Harris.
Hurley said that DePape mentioned that Pelosi was “second in line to the presidency,” when she interviewed him. Although attacking her husband was not part of DePape’s plan, Hurley said that he told the Paul Pelosi “I can take you out, I can take you out,” as he attacked him.
“I’m not going to surrender, I am here to fight. If you stop me from going after people, you will take the punishment instead,” DePape told Paul Pelosi, according to Hurley. Prosecutors also presented the hammer that was allegedly used in the assault during Wednesday’s proceedings, POLITICO said.
Rep. Nancy Pelosi’s official portrait was unveiled Wednesday in Washington. Her husband attended the ceremony at the U.S. Capitol wearing a hat and a glove that covered injuries from the October attack.
“DePape, who appeared in court wearing an orange jumpsuit, has pleaded not guilty to federal and state charges, including attempted murder, burglary and elder abuse,” said POLITICO. “He remains held without bail.”
If convicted, DePape faces a maximum sentence of 30 years in prison for the assault count and 20 years in prison for the attempted kidnapping count, according to the Justice Department.
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