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David DePape, who bludgeoned Nancy Pelosi's husband with a hammer, is seen, Dec. 13, 2013, in Berkeley, Calif. (Michael Short/San Francisco Chronicle via AP, File)

Man who attacked Pelosi’s husband sentenced to life without parole in state trial

By Janie Har - Associated Press

David DePape is shown in Berkeley, Calif., on Dec. 13, 2013. A judge on Tuesday, June 18, 2024, expelled from court the former partner of the conspiracy theorist charged with breaking into former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's home in 2022, banning her from the public gallery as DePape's state trial wrapped up. (Michael Short/San Francisco Chronicle via AP, File)

Attacker of Nancy Pelosi’s husband also found guilty of kidnapping, could face life in prison

By Olga R. Rodriguez - Associated Press

In this image taken from San Francisco Police Department body-camera video, the husband of former U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Paul Pelosi, right, fights for control of a hammer with his assailant David DePape during a brutal attack in the couple's San Francisco home, on Oct. 28, 2022. DePape convicted of attempting to kidnap then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and attacking her husband with a hammer is set to be sentenced in federal court Friday, May 17, 2024. (San Francisco Police Department via AP)

Man convicted of attacking ex-Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband with a hammer sentenced to 30 years

By Olga R. Rodriguez - Associated Press

Demonstrators rally outside the U.S. Capitol building Thursday, Jan. 6, 2022, in Washington, on the one year anniversary of the attack on the U.S. Capitol. As the 2024 campaign heats up, experts on extremism fear the threat of politically motivated violence will only intensify. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

Political violence threatens to intensify as the 2024 campaign heats up, experts on extremism warn

Associated Press

David DePape is shown in Berkeley, Calif., on Dec. 13, 2013. Opening statements are scheduled for Thursday, Nov. 8, 2023, in the federal trial of the man accused of breaking into former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's San Francisco home seeking to kidnap her and bludgeoning her husband with a hammer. DePape was charged with attempted kidnapping of a federal official and assault on the immediate family member of a federal official in the attack against Paul Pelosi in the early hours of Oct. 28, 2022. (Michael Short/San Francisco Chronicle via AP) **FILE**

Man who attacked Pelosi’s husband convicted of federal assault and attempted kidnapping charges

By Olga R. Rodriguez - Associated Press

Paul Pelosi, husband of former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, leaves the Phillip Burton Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse after testifying in the federal trial of David DePape in San Francisco, Monday, Nov. 13, 2023. Prosecutors say DePape broke into the couple's home and bludgeoned Paul Pelosi with a hammer in October 2022. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

Defense to call witnesses in trial of man accused of attacking Nancy Pelosi’s husband with hammer

By Olga R. Rodriguez - Associated Press

David DePape is shown in Berkeley, Calif., on Dec. 13, 2013. Opening statements are scheduled for Thursday, Nov. 8, 2023, in the federal trial of the man accused of breaking into former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's San Francisco home seeking to kidnap her and bludgeoning her husband with a hammer. DePape was charged with attempted kidnapping of a federal official and assault on the immediate family member of a federal official in the attack against Paul Pelosi in the early hours of Oct. 28, 2022. (Michael Short/San Francisco Chronicle via AP, File)

Man accused of attacking Nancy Pelosi’s husband apologizes for hammer assault

By Olga R. Rodriguez - Associated Press

A Department of Homeland Security officer walks the perimeter of the Phillip Burton Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse where the federal trial of David DePape is underway in San Francisco, on Monday, Nov. 13, 2023. Prosecutors say DePape broke into former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's home and bludgeoned her husband Paul Pelosi with a hammer in October 2022. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

FBI, Capitol police testify in the trial of the man accused of attacking Nancy Pelosi’s husband

By Olga R. Rodriguez - Associated Press

In this image taken from San Francisco Police Department body-camera video, the husband of former U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Paul Pelosi, right, fights for control of a hammer with his assailant David DePape during a brutal attack in the couple's San Francisco home on Oct. 28, 2022. Opening statements are scheduled for Thursday, Nov. 8, 2023, in the federal trial of the man accused of breaking into former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's San Francisco home seeking to kidnap her and bludgeoning her husband with a hammer. (San Francisco Police Department via AP, File)

Man charged in last year’s attack against Nancy Pelosi’s husband goes to trial in San Francisco

By Olga R. Rodriguez - Associated Press

This image from video from police body-worn camera footage, released by the San Francisco Police Department, shows Paul Pelosi, right, fighting for control of a hammer with his assailant, David DePape, during a attack at Pelosi's home in San Francisco on Oct. 28, 2022. DePape wrests the tool from Pelosi and lunges toward him the hammer over his head. The blow to Pelosi occurs out of view of the video as officers rush into the house and subdue DePape. (San Francisco Police Department via AP)

Paul Pelosi assaulter says ‘sorry I didn’t get more of them’ in interview after attack tape released

By Joseph Clark - The Washington Times

Paul Pelosi attends a portrait unveiling ceremony for his wife, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., in Statuary Hall at the Capitol in Washington, Dec. 14, 2022. Footage of the attack on former U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband could be released as early as Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023. A California judge ruled on Wednesday there was no reason to keep the footage secret despite prosecutors' objections. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) **FILE**

Video of Paul Pelosi attack shows intruder refuses cop instructions to ‘drop the hammer’

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and her husband, Paul Pelosi, arrive at the State Department for the Kennedy Center Honors State Department Dinner, on Dec. 7, 2019, in Washington. A coalition of news organizations, including The Associated Press, has filed a court motion in San Francisco seeking to access evidence against David DePape, the man charged in last year's attack on former U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband, Paul Pelosi. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf, File)

News outlets seek access to evidence in Paul Pelosi attack

By Olga R. Rodriguez - Associated Press

David DePape is shown in Berkeley, Calif., on Dec. 13, 2013. DePape, who allegedly broke into U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's home and beat her 82-year-old husband in October 2022 pleaded not guilty Wednesday, Dec. 28, to six charges, including attempted murder, prosecutors said. (Michael Short/San Francisco Chronicle via AP, File)

Paul Pelosi attack: Suspect enters not-guilty plea

Associated Press

David DePape is shown in Berkeley, Calif., on Dec. 13, 2013. DePape, the man police said they witnessed swinging a hammer at U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband, pleaded not guilty Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2022, on federal charges of attempting to kidnap a federal official and assaulting the family member of a federal official. DePape, appearing in orange clothes without handcuffs, was assigned a public defender who entered the plea on his behalf during a brief court appearance. (Michael Short/San Francisco Chronicle via AP, File)

Paul Pelosi attack: Man told cops of ‘evil’ in Washington

By Olga R. Rodriguez and Stefanie Dazio - Associated Press

David DePape, right, records the nude wedding of Gypsy Taub outside City Hall on Dec. 19, 2013, in San Francisco. DePape is accused of breaking into House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's California home and severely beating her husband with a hammer. DePape was known in Berkeley, Calif., as a pro-nudity activist who had picketed naked at protests against local ordinances requiring people to be clothed in public. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

Alleged Pelosi home attacker is a Canadian in the U.S. illegally

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

David Depape is shown in Berkeley, Calif.,on Friday, Dec. 13, 2013. An intruder attacked and severely beat House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband with a hammer in the couple's San Francisco home early Friday, Oct. 28, 2022, while searching for the Democratic leader. Police were called to the home to check on Paul Pelosi when they discovered the 82-year-old and the suspect, Depape, both grabbing onto the hammer, said Police Chief William Scott.(Michael Short/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)

David DePape pleads not guilty to six state charges in Pelosi attack

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

A pair of FBI agents work outside the home of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her husband Paul Pelosi in San Francisco, Friday, Oct. 28, 2022. Paul Pelosi, was attacked and severely beaten by an assailant with a hammer who broke into their San Francisco home early Friday, according to people familiar with the investigation. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

Accused attacker of Paul Pelosi had zip ties, wrote a blog with fairy rantings, extreme screeds

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

David DePape, center, records Gypsy Taub being led away by police after her nude wedding outside City Hall on Dec. 19, 2013, in San Francisco. DePape is accused of breaking into House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's California home and severely beating her husband with a hammer. DePape was known in Berkeley, Calif., as a pro-nudity activist who had picketed naked at protests against local ordinances requiring people to be clothed in public. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

What we know about the nudist activist and conspiracy theorist who attacked Paul Pelosi

By Mica Soellner - The Washington Times

A police officer rolls out more yellow tape on the closed street below the home of Paul Pelosi, the husband of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, in San Francisco, Friday, Oct. 28, 2022. Paul Pelosi, was attacked and severely beaten by an assailant with a hammer who broke into their San Francisco home early Friday, according to people familiar with the investigation. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

Suspect in assault at Pelosi home had posted about QAnon

By Michael Biesecker and Bernard Condon - Associated Press

David Depape is shown in Berkeley, Calif.,on Friday, Dec. 13, 2013. An intruder attacked and severely beat House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband with a hammer in the couple's San Francisco home early Friday, Oct. 28, 2022, while searching for the Democratic leader. Police were called to the home to check on Paul Pelosi when they discovered the 82-year-old and the suspect, Depape, both grabbing onto the hammer, said Police Chief William Scott.(Michael Short/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)

Daughter of Paul Pelosi attacker says her father was ‘consumed by darkness,’ sexually abused her

By Mica Soellner - The Washington Times