Canadian Citizen David DePape Convicted for Assault on Paul Pelosi

United States of America
David DePape broke into the home of former U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and attacked her husband, Paul Pelosi, with a hammer.
DePape admitted to intending to hold Nancy Pelosi hostage and 'break her kneecaps' if she lied to him.
DePape faces further charges including attempted murder in California state court.
DePape's other alleged targets included Tom Hanks, Adam Schiff, Gavin Newsom, Hunter Biden, George Soros, and Bay Area scholar Dr. Gayle Rubin.

David DePape, a Canadian citizen, has been convicted of federal charges for breaking into the home of former U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and attacking her husband, Paul Pelosi, with a hammer. DePape admitted to intending to hold Nancy Pelosi hostage and 'break her kneecaps' if she lied to him. However, upon encountering Paul Pelosi, DePape attacked him, leading to Paul Pelosi's hospitalization and surgery for skull fractures.

DePape's defense did not contest the evidence against him, but argued that his actions did not amount to federal crimes. Despite this, the jury found DePape guilty of attempted kidnapping and assault of an immediate family member of a federal official. DePape also faces further charges including attempted murder in California state court.

DePape, who could face a life sentence, claimed he was looking for Nancy Pelosi to discuss Russia's involvement in the 2016 election. His other alleged targets included Tom Hanks, Adam Schiff, Gavin Newsom, Hunter Biden, George Soros, and Bay Area scholar Dr. Gayle Rubin. The trial has exposed the extreme polarization in American politics and raised fears of political violence ahead of the 2022 midterm elections.


Confidence

100%

No Doubts Found At Time Of Publication

Sources

89%

  • Unique Points
    • DePape's lawyers did not contest the evidence against him, but argued that his actions did not amount to federal crimes.
    • The trial exposed the ugliness of American politics in an age of extreme polarization.
  • Accuracy
    No Contradictions at Time Of Publication
  • Deception (100%)
    None Found At Time Of Publication
  • Fallacies (100%)
    None Found At Time Of Publication
  • Bias (80%)
    • At a campaign rally on Saturday in New Hampshire, for example, former President Donald J. Trump called Ms. Pelosi a “crazed lunatic” to a crowd of supporters, and added: “What the hell was going on with her husband? Let’s not ask.”
      • In the aftermath of the attack, Republican commentators and elected officials promoted more conspiracy theories about the beating, raising questions about male prostitution or simply suggesting that the official accounts of the attack were not the whole story.
      • Site Conflicts Of Interest (100%)
        None Found At Time Of Publication
      • Author Conflicts Of Interest (100%)
        None Found At Time Of Publication

      93%

      • Unique Points
        • DePape admitted to intending to hold Nancy Pelosi hostage and 'break her kneecaps' if she lied to him.
        • He also admitted to attacking Paul Pelosi when police arrived at the scene.
      • Accuracy
        No Contradictions at Time Of Publication
      • Deception (100%)
        None Found At Time Of Publication
      • Fallacies (100%)
        None Found At Time Of Publication
      • Bias (90%)
        None Found At Time Of Publication
      • Site Conflicts Of Interest (100%)
        None Found At Time Of Publication
      • Author Conflicts Of Interest (100%)
        None Found At Time Of Publication

      89%

      • Unique Points
        • DePape, who could face a life sentence, claimed he was looking for Nancy Pelosi to discuss Russia's involvement in the 2016 election.
        • DePape's other alleged targets included Tom Hanks, Adam Schiff, Gavin Newsom, Hunter Biden, George Soros, and Bay Area scholar Dr. Gayle Rubin.
      • Accuracy
        No Contradictions at Time Of Publication
      • Deception (100%)
        None Found At Time Of Publication
      • Fallacies (100%)
        None Found At Time Of Publication
      • Bias (80%)
        • DePape’s defense attorney, Jodi Linker, told jurors her client’s decision to break into the Pelosi home had nothing to do with Nancy Pelosi’s top position in Congress at the time. Instead, she insisted it was part of a larger plan to attack a list of people for reasons based on baseless right-wing conspiracies he had read.
        • Site Conflicts Of Interest (100%)
          None Found At Time Of Publication
        • Author Conflicts Of Interest (100%)
          None Found At Time Of Publication

        92%

        • Unique Points
          • DePape broke into the Pelosi's home and assaulted Paul Pelosi, leading to hospitalization and surgery for skull fractures.
          • DePape also faces further charges including attempted murder in California state court.
        • Accuracy
          No Contradictions at Time Of Publication
        • Deception (100%)
          None Found At Time Of Publication
        • Fallacies (100%)
          None Found At Time Of Publication
        • Bias (90%)
          None Found At Time Of Publication
        • Site Conflicts Of Interest (100%)
          None Found At Time Of Publication
        • Author Conflicts Of Interest (100%)
          None Found At Time Of Publication

        93%

        • Unique Points
          • David DePape, a Canadian former nudist activist, was found guilty of assaulting and attempting to kidnap Nancy Pelosi's husband, Paul Pelosi.
          • DePape had initially planned to target Nancy Pelosi, intending to force her to admit to her party's 'lies.'
        • Accuracy
          No Contradictions at Time Of Publication
        • Deception (100%)
          None Found At Time Of Publication
        • Fallacies (100%)
          None Found At Time Of Publication
        • Bias (90%)
          None Found At Time Of Publication
        • Site Conflicts Of Interest (100%)
          None Found At Time Of Publication
        • Author Conflicts Of Interest (100%)
          None Found At Time Of Publication