Federal prosecutors seek 40-year sentence for man who attacked Pelosi’s husband with hammer | National

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Federal prosecutors are asking a judge to impose a 40-year prison sentence for the man who broke into former U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s San Francisco home to take her hostage and her Attacked man with a hammer. The San Francisco Chronicle reports that prosecutors made the request ahead of a sentencing hearing for David DePape. They said he had shown no remorse for the October 2022 attack. DePape was convicted last year of attempted kidnapping of a federal officer and assault of an immediate family member of a federal officer. His lawyers said he was motivated by political beliefs and steeped in conspiracy theories. Sentencing is scheduled for Friday.

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