{"id":2095405,"date":"2023-11-09T15:34:02","date_gmt":"2023-11-09T20:34:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trial-begins-for-paul-pelosis-assailant-david-depape\/"},"modified":"2023-11-09T15:36:42","modified_gmt":"2023-11-09T20:36:42","slug":"trial-begins-for-paul-pelosis-assailant-david-depape","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trial-begins-for-paul-pelosis-assailant-david-depape\/","title":{"rendered":"David DePape, the assailant of Paul Pelosi, is now on trial."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrial-begins-for-paul-pelosis-assailant-david-depape%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2095405&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">David\u200b DePape, records the nude wedding of Gypsy Taub outside City Hall on Dec. 19, 2013, in San Francisco.\u200c (Photo via: AP PHOTO\/ERIC RISBERG)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>OAN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/brooke-mallory\">Brooke \u2063Mallory<\/a><br \/>12:28 \u2063PM \u2013 Thursday, November 9, 2023<\/h2>\n<p>David DePape\u2019s federal trial is scheduled\u2063 to start on Thursday, November\u200b 9<sup>th<\/sup>, with opening remarks. \u200b <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>The 43-year-old\u200b was accused of attacking Paul Pelosi, the \u2062husband \u200bof former \u2064House Speaker\u2063 Nancy Pelosi, by hitting him with \u200da hammer at his\u2063 San Francisco home in October 2022.<\/p>\n<p>He has remained in custody since entering a not-guilty plea.<\/p>\n<p>Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley turned down DePape\u2019s\u2063 counsel after they attempted to shift the trial away from San Francisco, claiming that the jury pool was corrupted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-convicted-eco-saboteur-disputes-biden-land-management-nominees-characterization-of-their-relationship\/\" title=\"EXCLUSIVE: Convicted Eco-Saboteur Disputes Biden Land Management Nominee\u2019s Characterization Of Their Relationship\">local media coverage<\/a> of the case, making it impossible to \u2063have a fair trial since Nancy Pelosi and\u2064 her husband \u2064are \u200cgenerally well-liked in liberal San Francisco.<\/p>\n<p>On November 6<sup>th<\/sup>, the\u200c jury \u2063selection\u200b commenced. \u200bPaul Pelosi, who was assaulted with a hammer that resulted in \u2063a cracked skull, is anticipated to testify, as is a witness \u200dwhose identity is being\u200d withheld. The witness is \u200bbeing labeled \u2062as \u201cTarget \u20621.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>David Wayne DePape, a Canadian citizen, was residing in Richmond, a small\u2064 community\u2064 in the California Bay Area close \u200cto\u200d Berkeley. \u200cHe was reportedly living\u200d in a garage \u2063at the time of \u200bthe\u2063 incident, according to officials. <\/p>\n<p>DePape was \u200bdescribed \u2064as\u200c a \u201chemp jewelry maker\u201d in a \u200b2013 <em>San Francisco Chronicle<\/em> piece, which also\u2062 mentioned that\u200c he shared a home\u2064 with a \u200cnudist campaigner. Additionally, the assailant was shown in another <em>San \u2064Francisco Chronicle<\/em> article attending a \u201cnaked\u2062 wedding\u201d on the steps of San Francisco City Hall \u200cand he had previously posted lengthy diatribes on religious topics on \u2064social \u2064media, saying things like \u201cJesus is\u2063 the anti-christ.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>However, \u2062Pelosi does not appear to\u2063 be mentioned \u2062in\u200b any of his public\u2063 posts.<\/p>\n<p>Court records state\u200b that during the search of DePape\u2019s residence, officers discovered \u200ca sword, \u200dtwo hammers, and a pair of cloth and rubber\u2062 gloves. Along with Paypal credit cards, they also purportedly discovered documents from \u2064the IRS and the \u2063California\u2063 Department of\u200b Motor Vehicles.<\/p>\n<p>Following his arrest,\u200b the Department of Homeland Security allegedly\u2063 requested to hold an individual who \u2062has \u200cbeen detained for a crime\u200d until\u200d they are released by law enforcement.\u2062 This procedure is\u2063 known\u200b as a detainer.<\/p>\n<p>On October 28<sup>th<\/sup>, 2022, the day that Paul Pelosi was attacked, \u200bthe FBI and San Francisco Police \u2062Department announced that they had a suspect in custody. DePape was accused of two federal felonies: assaulting a \u2063member of\u2062 a government official\u2019s immediate family and attempting\u2062 to abduct a federal officer or employee.<\/p>\n<p>He may spend up to 20 years in jail on \u2063the first indictment and 30 years\u200c on the second charge if \u2062found guilty. In addition, he is\u200b facing\u2062 other\u200d state counts that carry sentences \u2062ranging from more than 13 years to life in prison, including \u2063attempted murder, domestic burglary,\u2063 assault with a dangerous weapon, and threats against a public\u200b officer.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The heinous assault\u2062 on Paul Pelosi\u2064 is another example of the dangerous consequences of the divisive and hateful rhetoric putting lives at risk and \u200bundermining our very democracy and\u2064 Democratic institutions. Those who \u2064use their platforms to incite violence must be held to account.\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nAR5inbedY\">pic.twitter.com\/nAR5inbedY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Office of \u2064the Governor of California (@CAgovernor) \u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CAgovernor\/status\/1586071512439627776?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 28, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Stay informed! Receive breaking news\u2062 blasts directly to your inbox for \u200dfree.\u200b Subscribe here. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"rc-widget-10bad2\" data-rc-widget data-widget-host=\"habitat\" data-endpoint=\"\/\/trends.revcontent.com\" data-widget-id=\"278641\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"dpsp-share-text\" style=\"margin-bottom:10px\"> \t\t \t\tShare this post!\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Kari Lake gives\u200c an update on her campaign for the Senate outlining the\u200d polices she would bring\u200c to Capitol \u2064Hill if she \u2064wins.\u2063 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Senior Trump Advisor Jason Miller weighs in on\u2064 Trump\u2019s policy of revoking visas for domestic Hamas \u2063supporters and outlines some of his ideas about what <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/piers-morgan-to-uncancel-the-cancelled-on-new-television-show\/\" title=\"Piers Morgan To \u2018Uncancel The Cancelled\u2019 On New TELEVISION SHOW\">free speech means<\/a> in the U.S..<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>with Peter Schiff<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>The latest polls are sounding off what many officials are calling a \u2018five alarm fire\u2019 when it\u2064 comes to President Biden\u2019s re-election\u2062 campaign. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>An adviser to Europe\u2019s top court said an EU tribunal made \u2064legal errors when it\u200b ruled in favor of Apple.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Zeekr\u2064 will this \u200bweek publicly release some\u2063 details of its plans to list shares in New York.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Top EU court backs Google, Meta, and TikTok against Austrian law mandating hate speech deletion.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Amazon to \u200cinvest millions in \u2064Olympus LLM model \u200cto rival OpenAI and Alphabet.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> rnrn  <\/p>\n<h2>Pelosi&#8217;s husband is a well-liked figure in the liberal city\u200c of San Francisco which may have an impact on the trial outcome.<\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Title: David DePape&#8217;s Federal \u2062Trial Begins: Accused of Assaulting Paul Pelosi, Husband of Nancy Pelosi<\/p>\n<p>Introduction:<\/p>\n<p>In a high-profile case that has \u2063<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/theres-hunter-hunter-biden-appears-in-court-for-paternity-dispute\/\" title=\"There's Hunter: Hunter Biden Appears in Court for Paternity Dispute\">garnered significant media attention<\/a>, the federal trial of David DePape is set to begin on Thursday, November 9th. DePape, a \u200bCanadian citizen, has been accused of attacking Paul Pelosi, husband of former House Speaker Nancy \u200bPelosi, with a hammer at their San Francisco home\u2064 in October 2022. This article \u200dprovides an \u200coverview of the case and\u2064 its background.<\/p>\n<p>Background:<\/p>\n<p>Immediately \u2064following the attack, the FBI and\u200c San Francisco Police Department announced that they had a suspect in custody. DePape was\u2062 charged with two federal felonies: assaulting a member \u2063of a government official&#8217;s immediate family and attempting to abduct a\u2064 federal officer or employee. Additionally, state counts, including attempted murder, \u200cdomestic burglary, assault with a dangerous\u200c weapon, and threats against \u2062a public officer have \u2063also been brought against him.<\/p>\n<p>Trial \u2064Preparation:<\/p>\n<p>DePape&#8217;s federal trial is set to commence\u2062 with opening remarks on November 9th. However, prior to the trial, his defense attempted to have the trial moved \u2062from San Francisco, claiming that the\u200b jury pool had been \u2062&#8221;corrupted&#8221; by local media coverage, \u2064making it\u2064 impossible to have a fair trial. \u2064Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley rejected this\u200c request, ensuring \u200dthat the trial will take place in San Francisco. It is noteworthy \u200cto mention that Nancy Pelosi and her husband are generally well-liked in the liberal city.<\/p>\n<p>Key Witnesses:<\/p>\n<p>The \u200ctrial is expected to include testimonies\u2063 from \u200bPaul Pelosi, who was assaulted\u200c with a hammer resulting in a cracked skull, as well\u200c as from a witness, whose identity has\u200b been withheld and is referred to as &#8220;Target 1.&#8221; These testimonies are crucial to establishing the \u200dsequence of events and determining the guilt or innocence\u2062 of the accused.<\/p>\n<p>Profile of David\u200d DePape:<\/p>\n<p>David \u2064Wayne DePape, a 43-year-old Canadian citizen, was living \u200cin Richmond, a small community in the California Bay Area, near Berkeley, at the time of the incident. He \u200bwas reportedly residing \u2064in\u2064 a garage and described as \u200ba &#8220;hemp jewelry maker.&#8221; Previous news \u200barticles have also mentioned his association with\u200c a nudist campaigner and his attendance at a &#8220;naked wedding&#8221; on the steps of San Francisco \u2064City Hall. Additionally, he had\u200c posted lengthy\u200d diatribes on \u200d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trial-begins-for-paul-pelosis-assailant-david-depape\/\" title=\"David DePape, the assailant of Paul Pelosi, is now on trial.\">social media discussing religious topics<\/a>, including contentious statements\u200b such as &#8220;Jesus is the anti-Christ.&#8221;\u2062 Notably, Nancy<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>David DePape, records the nude wedding of Gypsy Taub outside City Hall on Dec. 19, 2013, in San Francisco. 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