Attempted Assassination of Nancy Pelosi
Feb 4, 2023: TPM: The Years Of Vitriolic Misogyny At The Heart Of The Paul Pelosi Attack
The video of the brutal attack on Paul Pelosi released last week brought a story back into the headlines that, somehow, had faded just days after David DePape broke into the home of the third most powerful person in the country, intending to hurt or kill her.
Within days of the video being released, the story has slipped from the national conversation again.
The video of the brutal attack on Paul Pelosi released last week brought a story back into the headlines that, somehow, had faded just days after David DePape broke into the home of the third most powerful person in the country, intending to hurt or kill her.
Within days of the video being released, the story has slipped from the national conversation again.
Jan 27, 2023: Independent: Paul Pelosi bodycam footage shows moment intruder hits 82-year-old with hammer
Graphic police bodycam footage showing a brutal hammer attack on Paul Pelosi has been released by a court in California.
The video footage and a 911 call made by Mr Pelosi, 82, during the home invasion on 28 October was authorised for release by the San Francisco Superior Court after a submission by several media outlets.
Graphic police bodycam footage showing a brutal hammer attack on Paul Pelosi has been released by a court in California.
The video footage and a 911 call made by Mr Pelosi, 82, during the home invasion on 28 October was authorised for release by the San Francisco Superior Court after a submission by several media outlets.
Jan 13, 2023: Free Speech Center: News outlets seek access to evidence in Paul Pelosi attack
A coalition of news organizations, including The Associated Press, filed a court motion in San Francisco seeking access to evidence against the man charged in last year's attack on former U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband, Paul Pelosi.
A coalition of news organizations, including The Associated Press, filed a court motion in San Francisco seeking access to evidence against the man charged in last year's attack on former U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband, Paul Pelosi.
Dec 15, 2022: Philadelphia Inquirer: Paul Pelosi attack: Man told cops of ‘evil’ in Washington
“There is evil in Washington, what they did went so far beyond the campaign," David DePape told Lt. Carla Hurley, according to a recording of their interview that was played in court.
“There is evil in Washington, what they did went so far beyond the campaign," David DePape told Lt. Carla Hurley, according to a recording of their interview that was played in court.
Dec 14, 2022: Los Angeles Times: Paul Pelosi’s alleged attacker also targeted Tom Hanks, Hunter Biden, Gavin Newsom, investigator says
The judge ruled at Wednesday’s preliminary hearing that prosecutors had presented sufficient evidence to move forward with a trial — evidence that included body camera footage, as well as testimony from an officer who first responded to the 911 call and an investigator who said DePape had a “hit list” that included actor Tom Hanks, California Gov. Gavin Newsom and President Biden’s son Hunter Biden
The judge ruled at Wednesday’s preliminary hearing that prosecutors had presented sufficient evidence to move forward with a trial — evidence that included body camera footage, as well as testimony from an officer who first responded to the 911 call and an investigator who said DePape had a “hit list” that included actor Tom Hanks, California Gov. Gavin Newsom and President Biden’s son Hunter Biden
Longview News Journal: Paul Pelosi Released From Hospital After Violent Attack
CNN broke the news Thursday afternoon that Pelosi had been released from Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital, citing a source. Pelosi underwent surgery to repair a skull fracture and injuries to his hand and arm. Pelosi’s release comes less than a week after an assailant broke into his home in the early morning hours and attacked him with a hammer.11.3.22
CNN broke the news Thursday afternoon that Pelosi had been released from Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital, citing a source. Pelosi underwent surgery to repair a skull fracture and injuries to his hand and arm. Pelosi’s release comes less than a week after an assailant broke into his home in the early morning hours and attacked him with a hammer.11.3.22
The Atlantic: The Dark Heart of the Republican Party
It might seem late in the game to point to any one event as a final or conclusive moment in the decline of the Republican Party. And I have no doubt that if the GOP returns to power this winter, its worst members will find new ways to appall decent people while gamboling about in jester’s bells for its base. (As my Atlantic colleague Adam Serwer has put it so well, “The cruelty is the point.”) But the reaction among Republican elected officials and their conservative-media life-support system to the beating of Paul Pelosi—by a man named David DePape, who was charged with attempting to kidnap Speaker Nancy Pelosi and admitted to planning to torture her—feels different. 11.1.22
It might seem late in the game to point to any one event as a final or conclusive moment in the decline of the Republican Party. And I have no doubt that if the GOP returns to power this winter, its worst members will find new ways to appall decent people while gamboling about in jester’s bells for its base. (As my Atlantic colleague Adam Serwer has put it so well, “The cruelty is the point.”) But the reaction among Republican elected officials and their conservative-media life-support system to the beating of Paul Pelosi—by a man named David DePape, who was charged with attempting to kidnap Speaker Nancy Pelosi and admitted to planning to torture her—feels different. 11.1.22
New York Times: Suspect in Pelosi Attack Had Other Targets, Authorities Say
After an intruder broke into the San Francisco home of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and bludgeoned her husband with a hammer, leaving him unconscious for three minutes as he lay in a pool of blood, the attacker told the police that he had other targets: a local professor, and several prominent state and federal politicians. 11.1.22 |
San Francisco Gate: David DePape appears to have gone from far left to far right. It's more common than you think.
When DePape was last in the spotlight about a decade ago, it was as a nude activist. Photos showed him lounging in a stereotypical Berkeley hippie house with Gypsy Taub, the most infamous local nude advocate in recent history. But in the past 10 years, DePape’s beliefs appear to have shifted. Recent social media and blog posts attributed to DePape are filled with far-right conspiracy theories, ranging from repeating election fraud lies and COVID-19 conspiracies to questioning the Holocaust. His alleged internet history, rife with anti-LGBTQ and white supremacist content, looks nothing like that of a liberal Bay Area hippie. But DePape’s shift from progressive activism to QAnon-type conspiracy theories is more common than people think, extremism researchers say. 11.1.22 |
New York Times: With Falsehoods and Ridicule About Pelosi Attack, Republicans Mimic Trump
Speaking on a conservative radio talk show on Tuesday, former President Donald J. Trump amplified a conspiracy theory about the grisly attack on Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband, Paul Pelosi, that falsely suggested that Mr. Pelosi may not have been the victim of a genuine attack. 11.1.22
Speaking on a conservative radio talk show on Tuesday, former President Donald J. Trump amplified a conspiracy theory about the grisly attack on Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband, Paul Pelosi, that falsely suggested that Mr. Pelosi may not have been the victim of a genuine attack. 11.1.22
Washington Post: Pelosi’s attacker told police he was on a ‘suicide mission,’ court filings allege
David Wayne DePape, 42, was arraigned Tuesday afternoon in San Francisco County Superior Court, where he faced several state charges related to the attack on Paul Pelosi, including attempted murder, assault with a deadly weapon, elder abuse, residential burglary, false imprisonment and threatening the life of or serious bodily harm to a public official. 11.1.22
David Wayne DePape, 42, was arraigned Tuesday afternoon in San Francisco County Superior Court, where he faced several state charges related to the attack on Paul Pelosi, including attempted murder, assault with a deadly weapon, elder abuse, residential burglary, false imprisonment and threatening the life of or serious bodily harm to a public official. 11.1.22

Nov 1, 2022:
Not surprised that Pelosi attacker plead not guilty. Thats what Maga Republicans do. They break the law and then say they are innocent or blame it on someone else. They talk tough but are cowards when up comes to accepting responsibility for anything.
MSNBC: MAGA Warning: Trump’s ‘Big Lie’ Believers Majority Of GOP Midterm Nominees
Crooks & Liars: MAGA Madison Cawthorn Is Nowhere To Be Found
We Hunted the Mammoth: MAGAs insist that Mueller’s indictment of Russians somehow proves there was “no collusion.” It doesn’t
Tech Dirt: Security Researcher Discovers Flaws In Yelp-For-MAGAs App, Developer Threatens To Report Him To The Deep State
WTTW: Ohio Man Blaming Trump’s ‘Orders’ for Riot Actions Found Guilty
Bulwark: MAGA's New Mantra: "Blame America First"
Not surprised that Pelosi attacker plead not guilty. Thats what Maga Republicans do. They break the law and then say they are innocent or blame it on someone else. They talk tough but are cowards when up comes to accepting responsibility for anything.
MSNBC: MAGA Warning: Trump’s ‘Big Lie’ Believers Majority Of GOP Midterm Nominees
Crooks & Liars: MAGA Madison Cawthorn Is Nowhere To Be Found
We Hunted the Mammoth: MAGAs insist that Mueller’s indictment of Russians somehow proves there was “no collusion.” It doesn’t
Tech Dirt: Security Researcher Discovers Flaws In Yelp-For-MAGAs App, Developer Threatens To Report Him To The Deep State
WTTW: Ohio Man Blaming Trump’s ‘Orders’ for Riot Actions Found Guilty
Bulwark: MAGA's New Mantra: "Blame America First"

Politico: Trump joins conspiracists stoking doubts about Pelosi attack
During an appearance on the Chris Stigall radio show that aired Tuesday morning in Philadelphia, Trump called the attack a “sad situation” but questioned if there was more to the story being detailed by law enforcement. 11.1.22
During an appearance on the Chris Stigall radio show that aired Tuesday morning in Philadelphia, Trump called the attack a “sad situation” but questioned if there was more to the story being detailed by law enforcement. 11.1.22
Oct 30, 2022: Los Angeles Times: Elon Musk spreads unfounded conspiracy theory about Paul Pelosi attack on Twitter
Days after taking control of Twitter, Elon Musk on Sunday posted and later deleted an unfounded conspiracy theory about the attack on Paul Pelosi, the husband of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
Days after taking control of Twitter, Elon Musk on Sunday posted and later deleted an unfounded conspiracy theory about the attack on Paul Pelosi, the husband of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
NBC News: Elon Musk, new owner of Twitter, tweets unfounded anti-LGBTQ conspiracy theory about Paul Pelosi attack
Elon Musk, the new owner of Twitter, tweeted and deleted an unfounded anti-LGBTQ conspiracy theory Sunday morning about the attack on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband from a website that has a history of publishing false information. 10.30.22
Elon Musk, the new owner of Twitter, tweeted and deleted an unfounded anti-LGBTQ conspiracy theory Sunday morning about the attack on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband from a website that has a history of publishing false information. 10.30.22
Forbes: Pelosi Attacker: QAnon And White Supremacist Ideas Linked To Alleged Assailant
The man accused of breaking into House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s San Francisco home and violently assaulting her husband Paul Pelosi early Friday morning reportedly spread QAnon conspiracy theories and defended former President Donald Trump’s false claim that the 2020 election was stolen in a slew of rambling online posts.10.29.22 MSN: Marjorie Taylor Greene Saying Pelosi Deserves Death Resurfaces After Attack
Statements from Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, a Georgia Republican, saying that Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi should be killed over alleged "treason" have resurfaced online after the Democratic leader's husband was attacked by a man in San Francisco early Friday morning who broke into the couple's home.10.29.22 |
Washington Post: Attack on Nancy Pelosi’s husband follows years of GOP demonizing her
The years of vilification culminated Friday when Pelosi’s husband, Paul, was attacked with a hammer during an early-morning break-in at the couple’s home in San Francisco by a man searching for the speaker and shouting “Where is Nancy? Where is Nancy?” according to someone briefed on the assault. 10.29.22
The years of vilification culminated Friday when Pelosi’s husband, Paul, was attacked with a hammer during an early-morning break-in at the couple’s home in San Francisco by a man searching for the speaker and shouting “Where is Nancy? Where is Nancy?” according to someone briefed on the assault. 10.29.22


October 29, 2022:
Assailant who broke into Nancy Pelosi's house and beat Nancy Pelosi's husband (an 86 year old man) called out "Nancy" at first. Clearly he was hoping to find Nancy Pelosi. That's a clear result of the GOP demonizing Nancy Pelosi whenever they can. It's part of their talking points. Maga cult and elected GOPers also. Magas are officially a hate group, "christian" white nationalist and racist...and, anti-semitic. Before Trump was elected and won his first primary in Iowa he said "I love the uneducated!" That is the game he has played and he has an army of Magas who eat up the stupid and the hate and do his bidding, so to speak. He instigated the dumpster fire known as Jan 6...then sacrificed them and pretends he had no idea who they were. The very real threat is still out there. November 8 could be a bad day for America.
NBC News: Live updates: Nancy Pelosi's husband attacked in home invasion
NBC News Bay Area: What to Know About David Depape, Man Accused of Attacking Paul Pelosi in SF Home Invasion
San Francisco Standard: Speaker Pelosi Arrives at SF Hospital as Husband’s Alleged Attacker Faces Attempted Murder Charge
“This is a direct result of that disgusting political rhetoric, whether it’s from Donald Trump or Marjorie Taylor Greene or Newsmax or Fox News. And I’m really worried that now that Elon Musk is taking over Twitter, he is going to unleash the hate. I’m concerned about that. It’s going to make things worse.” -California State Senator Scott Wiener on violence against Paul Pelosi 10.28.22
CNN: Paul Pelosi, Nancy Pelosi’s husband, attacked at couple’s home
Sacramento Bee: Conspiracy theories, racist posts: What we know about the Nancy Pelosi home invasion suspect
KIRO: Nancy Pelosi’s husband, Paul Pelosi, attacked with hammer in home break-in
Reuters: Attack on Nancy Pelosi's home was 'not a random act', police say
New York Times: Live Updates: Intruder Seeking Speaker Pelosi Attacked Her Husband With a Hammer
Business Insider: Nancy Pelosi's husband severely beaten with a hammer during an early-morning break-in
Assailant who broke into Nancy Pelosi's house and beat Nancy Pelosi's husband (an 86 year old man) called out "Nancy" at first. Clearly he was hoping to find Nancy Pelosi. That's a clear result of the GOP demonizing Nancy Pelosi whenever they can. It's part of their talking points. Maga cult and elected GOPers also. Magas are officially a hate group, "christian" white nationalist and racist...and, anti-semitic. Before Trump was elected and won his first primary in Iowa he said "I love the uneducated!" That is the game he has played and he has an army of Magas who eat up the stupid and the hate and do his bidding, so to speak. He instigated the dumpster fire known as Jan 6...then sacrificed them and pretends he had no idea who they were. The very real threat is still out there. November 8 could be a bad day for America.
NBC News: Live updates: Nancy Pelosi's husband attacked in home invasion
NBC News Bay Area: What to Know About David Depape, Man Accused of Attacking Paul Pelosi in SF Home Invasion
San Francisco Standard: Speaker Pelosi Arrives at SF Hospital as Husband’s Alleged Attacker Faces Attempted Murder Charge
“This is a direct result of that disgusting political rhetoric, whether it’s from Donald Trump or Marjorie Taylor Greene or Newsmax or Fox News. And I’m really worried that now that Elon Musk is taking over Twitter, he is going to unleash the hate. I’m concerned about that. It’s going to make things worse.” -California State Senator Scott Wiener on violence against Paul Pelosi 10.28.22
CNN: Paul Pelosi, Nancy Pelosi’s husband, attacked at couple’s home
Sacramento Bee: Conspiracy theories, racist posts: What we know about the Nancy Pelosi home invasion suspect
KIRO: Nancy Pelosi’s husband, Paul Pelosi, attacked with hammer in home break-in
Reuters: Attack on Nancy Pelosi's home was 'not a random act', police say
New York Times: Live Updates: Intruder Seeking Speaker Pelosi Attacked Her Husband With a Hammer
Business Insider: Nancy Pelosi's husband severely beaten with a hammer during an early-morning break-in
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