Right-wing attacker motivated by political beliefs targets Pelosi

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Christine Pelosi waves to her father, Paul Pelosi, husband of former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, as he 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)

Christine Pelosi waves to her father, Paul Pelosi, husband of former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, as he 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)

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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)

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)

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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)

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)

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FILE – 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)

FILE – 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)

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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. 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. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

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. 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. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

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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)

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)

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Christine Pelosi waves to her father, Paul Pelosi, husband of former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, as he leaves the Phillip Burton Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse after testifying in the federal tr

Right-wing attacker motivated by political beliefs targets Pelosi

In a federal trial, the lawyer for David DePape, who broke into Nancy Pelosi's home and attacked her husband, argues that the charges of attempted kidnapping and assault on a federal official are invalid because DePape was motivated by his political beliefs. DePape admitted to the attack but claimed it...

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