Man accused of attacking Nancy Pelosi’s husband ‘was caught up in conspiracies’

Man accused of attacking Nancy Pelosi’s husband ‘was caught up in conspiracies’
David DePape pleaded not guilty to attempted kidnapping of a federal official (Michael Short/San Francisco Chronicle via AP, File)

The man accused of bludgeoning former US House of Representatives speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband with a hammer was caught up in conspiracies when he broke into her home last year, his defence lawyer has said.

The attack on then-82-year-old Paul Pelosi in the early hours of October 28 2022 sent shockwaves through the political world just days before last year’s mid-term elections.

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