{"id":2099958,"date":"2023-11-15T16:52:02","date_gmt":"2023-11-15T21:52:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/paul-pelosi-trial-depape-takes-stand-to-testify-in-his-own-defense\/"},"modified":"2023-11-15T16:54:11","modified_gmt":"2023-11-15T21:54:11","slug":"paul-pelosi-trial-depape-takes-stand-to-testify-in-his-own-defense","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/paul-pelosi-trial-depape-takes-stand-to-testify-in-his-own-defense\/","title":{"rendered":"Paul Pelosi Trial: DePape Takes Stand To Testify In His Own Defense"},"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\">24<\/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%2Fpaul-pelosi-trial-depape-takes-stand-to-testify-in-his-own-defense%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=2099958&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\">(L)Paul\u2063 Pelosi arrives for an official State Dinner. \u200b(Photo by STEFANI REYNOLDS\/AFP via\u2063 Getty Images) \/ (R) David DePape. (Photo\u200d via:\u2062 AP PHOTO\/ERIC\u2062 RISBERG)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>OAN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/brooke-mallory\">Brooke Mallory<\/a><br \/>1:44 AM \u2013 Wednesday, November 15, 2023<\/h2>\n<p>David DePape, the man who was captured on police\u2062 body camera footage assaulting Paul Pelsoi, \u200cformer House Speaker Nancy Pelosi\u2019s husband, apologized in court \u2062and said\u2063 that targeting the former House \u2062speaker\u2019s husband was \u201cnever\u201d \u2064his intention.<\/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>DePape, 43, a Canadian hemp jewelry maker and native of\u2062 Richmond, California, gave a speech and provided evidence\u200d to the \u200bcourt on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>On October 28<sup>th<\/sup>, 2022, \u200cprosecutors say that DePape assaulted Pelosi\u2019s husband at their San \u2063Francisco home with a hammer. He entered a not guilty plea to charges of attempted kidnapping of a federal official and assault on a federal \u2064official\u2019s close relative with the intention\u200d of\u2063 exacting revenge on the official.<\/p>\n<p>The accused assailant said on Tuesday that he had \u2064visited the former Speaker\u2019s \u200dresidence to discuss \u201cpossible Russian\u200c meddling in \u2063the 2016 election.\u201d He also revealed his intention to conduct an online interrogation of the former Speaker.\u2064 He claimed that he was searching for Nancy to force her to acknowledge her wrongdoing.<\/p>\n<p>According to an <em>Associated Press<\/em> article that cited a San Francisco police \u200cinvestigator, DePape told authorities last year that he\u2062 thought there was \u201cevil in Washington\u201d and that he intended to hurt Pelosi since\u200d she was \u201csecond in line.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In a testimony, he reportedly had additional targets that \u2062included President\u200c Joe Biden\u2019s son Hunter, actor Tom Hanks, a women\u2019s and LGBTQ studies professor at the University of\u2063 Michigan, and \u200cCalifornia Governor Gavin Newsom.<\/p>\n<p>After hearing\u200b a separate\u200c testimony from a neurosurgeon who operated on Paul Pelosi\u2064 following the incident and who detailed his injuries, DePape \u2064admitted to the court on Tuesday that\u200d he \u201cfelt awful.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cHe was never my target and I\u2019m \u200csorry that he got hurt,\u201d DePape said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>When asked why \u200bhe assaulted Paul Pelosi, he responded, \u201cI\u200d reacted because my \u200dplan was basically ruined.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, in Paul Pelosi\u2019s\u2063 testimony, he described\u2063 to the court his \u201ctremendous sense of shock\u201d\u200c upon learning that someone had broken into his residence. He claimed to have woken up when he heard a man ask, \u201cWhere\u2019s Nancy?\u201d and he replied back that his wife\u200c was\u2062 in Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n<p>Paul recalled how he was able to use the restroom and make a 9-1-1 call,\u200b and said that DePape threatened to tie him up while they waited for her to return. He also mentioned \u201cwaking up in a pool of [his] own blood\u201d after being struck by \u2064a hammer after police\u200c arrived.<\/p>\n<p>The\u2064 allegations\u2062 against DePape are unfit, according to his lawyers, \u2064because he\u2063 was allegedly \u201cnot pursuing Nancy Pelosi because of her official position,\u201d \u200dthey claimed. <\/p>\n<p>DePape may serve\u2062 a life sentence in prison if found guilty.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, DePape is charged separately in \u2063state court\u200d with attempted murder, \u2062assault with a \u2064dangerous weapon, elder abuse, domestic burglary, and other offenses, for which he has entered a not guilty plea.<\/p>\n<p>Stay informed! Receive breaking news blasts directly to\u2063 your\u200d inbox for free. Subscribe here. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">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>Our Nation\u2019s Capital saw\u2062 tens\u2062 of thousands \u2062of\u200d pro-Israel protesters come together to stand against Hamas and \u200danti-Semitism across the globe. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>The Biden Administration is leaning heavily on \u2064CAIR to shape its policies. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>The House \u200cForeign Affairs Committee gathers to discuss U.S. \u200dAfghanistan policy since the 2021 pull out and future plans for aid to \u200cthe region.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>As <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sigar-political-risk-in-funding-historic-enemy-of-u-s\/\" title=\"Sigar: Political Risk In Funding Historic Enemy Of U.S.\">global tensions increase<\/a> after Hamas\u2019 deadly attack on Israel, One Americas\u2019 Chief White House Correspondent Monica Paige \u2062speaks with a holocaust survivor about the rise of anti-Semitism, not just around\u2063 the world, but right here at home.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Starlink has secured a contract to offer free\u200b internet in Mexico until the end\u2062 of 2026.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>U.S. lawmakers asked\u2063 Apple Inc to explain the abrupt end of political comedian \u200cJon Stewart\u2019s television show\u2064 on its streaming service.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Elon \u200bMusk denied a \u2064report that his\u200c rocket company SpaceX \u200cwas discussing an IPO\u2062 for its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/toyotas-camry-best-selling-car-in-us-goes-all-hybrid\/\" title=\"Toyota's Camry, top-selling car in the US, now fully hybrid.\">satellite internet business<\/a>,\u200b Starlink.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Chinese companies are\u2062 buying\u200b up U.S. chipmaking equipment despite a raft of new export curbs aimed at advances in the country\u2019s semiconductor industry.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> rnrn  <\/p>\n<h2> \u200b How does DePape&#8217;s apology in court affect the\u200b legal proceedings against him, and what\u200b are the potential consequences he may face if found guilty?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Title: Man Apologizes \u200dfor Assaulting Paul Pelosi, \u200dFormer House Speaker&#8217;s\u200b Husband, in\u2064 Court<\/p>\n<p>Introduction:<\/p>\n<p>In a \u200crecent\u2062 court hearing, David \u2064DePape expressed remorse \u200cfor assaulting Paul Pelosi, husband of former House Speaker\u2062 Nancy Pelosi, and claimed\u200c that\u2064 targeting him was never his intention.\u2063 DePape, a Canadian hemp\u2062 jewelry maker, entered a\u200d not guilty plea to charges of attempted kidnapping of\u200d a\u2063 federal official and assault on a federal official&#8217;s close relative. This article explores the\u2064 details of the incident, DePape&#8217;s \u2063motive, and the legal proceedings.<\/p>\n<p>Incident and Apology:<\/p>\n<p>On\u200d October 28th,\u200b 2022, DePape allegedly \u2064assaulted Paul \u200bPelosi \u200bat their San \u2062Francisco home\u2064 with a hammer. However, DePape clarified in court\u2062 that his motive was not to\u2063 target Pelosi but to discuss possible Russian meddling in the 2016 election. He\u2062 claimed to have intended to conduct an online interrogation of the former Speaker, aiming to force her\u2064 to acknowledge her alleged wrongdoing. DePape expressed remorse, admitting to the court that he felt awful for the injuries inflicted upon Pelosi.<\/p>\n<p>Other Targets:<\/p>\n<p>According to DePape, his belief\u2062 in the presence of &#8220;evil in Washington&#8221; led him to consider targeting several public \u200bfigures, including Hunter Biden, Tom Hanks, \u2063a women&#8217;s and LGBTQ\u200d studies professor\u2063 at the University of Michigan, \u200cand California Governor Gavin\u2064 Newsom. The revelation of these intended targets\u2063 further \u200cadds to \u2063the gravity of the situation.<\/p>\n<p>Paul\u2062 Pelosi&#8217;s Testimony:<\/p>\n<p>During \u2063the court proceedings, Paul Pelosi shared\u200d his experience of the incident, emphasizing\u200c his tremendous shock upon discovering the intrusion \u2063into\u2064 his residence. He recalled \u200dhow\u200c he woke up\u2063 to a man asking for Nancy and \u200breplied that his wife \u200bwas \u2063in Washington, D.C. Pelosi described making a 9-1-1 call \u2064while waiting for the police to arrive. He\u2063 also\u200b mentioned waking up \u2064in \u200ba pool of blood\u200c after being struck with a hammer.<\/p>\n<p>Legal\u200c Proceedings and Consequences:<\/p>\n<p>DePape&#8217;s \u2064lawyers\u200b argued that the accusations against him were\u200b unfit since he\u200d was supposedly not\u200c targeting Nancy \u200dPelosi because of her official position.\u2062 Nonetheless, DePape \u2064may face a life sentence in\u200c prison if found guilty. In addition, he \u2063is separately charged in \u200bstate court\u200d with attempted\u2064 murder, assault \u200bwith a dangerous weapon, elder abuse, domestic burglary, and \u2064other offenses.<\/p>\n<p>Conclusion:<\/p>\n<p>The courtroom apology by David DePape serves as an acknowledgment \u200dof the\u200d harm caused\u200b to Paul Pelosi while\u2063 shedding light on \u2062the motives behind\u2064 the assault. As the legal\u2062 proceedings continue, the case highlights the \u200cimportance \u200bof\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/paul-pelosi-trial-depape-takes-stand-to-testify-in-his-own-defense\/\" title=\"Paul Pelosi Trial: DePape Takes Stand To Testify In His Own Defense\">safeguarding public figures&#8217; security<\/a> and the consequences individuals may face for their \u200dactions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(L)Paul Pelosi arrives for an official State Dinner. (Photo by STEFANI REYNOLDS\/AFP via Getty Images) \/ (R) David DePape. 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