Paul Pelosi’s attacker pleads not guilty to state criminal charges – after already denying the ambush in federal court and waiving his right to a trial within 60 day
- David DePape, 42, pleaded not guilty to state charges on Wednesday
- He spoke only once to confirm that he wanted to waive his right to a speedy trial
- He is accused of breaking into Nancy Pelosi’s San Francisco home in October and beating her husband with a hammer
- DePape has previously denied the ambush in federal court
The man accused of breaking into Nancy Pelosi‘s San Francisco home and beating her husband with a hammer has pleaded not guilty to state charges.
David DePape, 42, appeared in a California court on Wednesday wearing a jail-issued orange sweater, sweatpants and a black facemask as he denied the charges against him for the October 28 attack.
He only spoke once during the hearing, Mercury News reports, to confirm that he wanted to waive his right to a trial within 60 days.
DePape now remains at a San Francisco jail on a range of state charges, including attempted murder, false imprisonment of an elder, threatening the family member of a public official, battery causing serious bodily injury and dissuading a witness from reporting a crime.
He has previously denied in federal court that he ambushed Paul Pelosi — despite body camera footage showing DePape telling cops at the scene he wanted revenge on Democrats for ‘prosecuting Trump.’
David DePape, 42, pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to the state charges against him
He appeared in a California court on Wednesday wearing a jail-issued orange sweater, sweatpants and a black facemask
In a recorded interrogation released earlier this month, DePape boasted about his suicide mission to kidnap high-level politicians and celebrities as a means to uncover what he thought were lies spread by Democrats.
He repeatedly railed about a ‘crime spree’ by former presidential candidate Hillary Clinton in a rant echoing conspiracy theories, Mercury News reports, saying: ‘They go from one crime to another crime.’
Investigators also previously testified that DePape planned to target Hunter Biden, California Gov. Gavin Newsom and even actor Tom Hanks — who has been the frequent subject of QAnon conspiracy theories.
But his first target, prosecutors say, was Nancy Pelosi.
He had said in previous testimony and court records he wanted to kidnap the House Speaker, break her kneecaps and wheel her before Congress in an attempt to remind lawmakers there are ‘consequences’ for their actions.
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