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November 17, 2023

Paul Pelosi Attacker Found Guilty of Attempted Kidnapping, Assault
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A federal jury in California has found a right-wing conspiracy theorist
guilty of attempted kidnapping and assault charges, after he invaded the
San Francisco home of then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in 2022 and
attacked her husband, Paul Pelosi, with a hammer. Ahead of the attack,
43-year-old David De Pape shared QAnon conspiracy theories and false
claims about the 2020 election and the January 6 Capitol insurrection.
He faces up to 50 years in prison at a future sentencing hearing.


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