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Feds charge alleged Pelosi attacker with attempted kidnapping
The Washington Post via SF Gate ^ | October 31, 2022 | By Eugene Scott , The Washington Post

Posted on 10/31/2022 12:49:55 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer

Federal authorities on Monday filed attempting kidnapping and assault charges against the alleged home invader accused of striking House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband with a hammer.

After he was taken into custody, DePape allegedly said he planned to "hold Nancy hostage and talk to her," according to the charging papers. "If Nancy were to tell 'the truth,' he would let her go, and if she 'lied' he was going to break 'her kneecaps'," the charging papers said.

The new charges come as Republicans and others on the right amplified misinformation and outright falsehoods about last week's violent assault on Paul Pelosi.

The innuendo about the attack that billionaire Elon Musk and right-wing personalities spread on social media this past weekend showed no signs of abating Monday as elected officials and other conservatives perpetuated wild theories.

(Excerpt) Read more at sfgate.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: coverup; democrats; eugenescott; journalism; likelikeapostie; pelosi; pervert; postiefabulist; press
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

That FBI? The same one that has become a state sponsored secret police with all the attributes of the STASI?


21 posted on 10/31/2022 1:19:22 PM PDT by OpusatFR
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

DePape will need a defense lawyer who’ll defend him in spite of what he may say he wants.

Then discovery might be fun.


22 posted on 10/31/2022 1:39:28 PM PDT by skeeter
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To: Steve_Seattle
Much less the poor kid who recently was run and killed over while phoning him mother for help because he was a republican.

The rat media are subhuman pieces of dog scat.

23 posted on 10/31/2022 1:41:27 PM PDT by skeeter
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To: skr
Just curious, how did he know their address? Or maybe it’s general knowledge.

You can easily find photos of the house online. It is in Pacific Heights. It is bordered by sidewalks. The specific address cannot be hard to find.

How did he get there? By cab, Uber, Lyft, a friend?

That was my main question, when I wrongly assumed that this mess occurred at Pelosi's Napa estate. Anyone in San Francisco can walk to the Pacific Heights house, though it might not be an easy walk due to the adjacent hills. If they drive, they are very unlikely to find open parking spaces anywhere near the house. You can't just drive there and park, unless you have access to the house's garage.

24 posted on 10/31/2022 1:43:25 PM PDT by TChad (Progressives are in favor of removing healthy sex organs from children. Conservatives oppose this.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

The suspect also allegedly told investigators that he intended to break Nancy Pelosi’s kneecaps if she didn’t tell him the “truth” about “lies told by the Democratic Party” and said she would have to be wheeled into Congress, therefore showing other members of Congress that there are “consequences to actions,” according to the criminal complaint.

“In the last two months, DePape has posted dozens of articles and videos to his blogs spreading conspiracies and hateful rhetoric related to COVID-19, women, Hillary Clinton, the Jewish community, federal law enforcement (e.g., FBI), government censorship, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the climate crisis, QAnon, the 2020 election, the transgender community, and ‘grooming’ in schools,”

DePape allegedly espouses conspiracy theories about COVID-19 vaccines, 2020 false election theories, frustration with the Jan. 6 congressional hearings and anger over the conviction of former Minneapolis Police officer Derek Chauvin for the killing of George Floyd


25 posted on 10/31/2022 2:07:05 PM PDT by gandalftb
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

They are throwing everything at him so that in the end they will cut a deal with him if he promises not to tell the real story.


26 posted on 10/31/2022 2:31:11 PM PDT by Bonemaker (invictus maneo)
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To: Kaiser8408a

Trial? The whole purpose of the DOJ takeover of a local case is to bury the story.


27 posted on 10/31/2022 2:49:19 PM PDT by Jacquerie (ArticleVBlog.com)
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To: TChad

Okay, as per http://nypost.com/2022/10/31/paul-pelosi-attack-a-timeline-of-david-depapes-alleged-assault/ :

“DePape stated he wanted to tie Pelosi up so that DePape could go to sleep as he was tired from having had to carry a backpack to the Pelosi residence.”

Sounds like he did some walking. A man that age shouldn’t get tired from carrying a backpack from the curb into a house.


28 posted on 10/31/2022 3:11:06 PM PDT by skr (Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people. - Proverbs 14:34)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

He was tired from carrying a backpack but was gonna break Pelosi’s kneecaps and carry her off to his bus? Paul too? Can’t wait to find out more about this kidnapping plot. The trial will be hilarious.


29 posted on 10/31/2022 4:24:15 PM PDT by LilOlLady
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To: kiryandil

What lies were in this story?


30 posted on 10/31/2022 4:27:02 PM PDT by Fuzz
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To: marcusmaximus

Burglary charges filed by the state.


31 posted on 10/31/2022 4:29:30 PM PDT by Fuzz
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To: Fuzz

They’re Feds - their lips were moving.


32 posted on 10/31/2022 4:52:26 PM PDT by kiryandil (China Joe and Paycheck Hunter - the Chink in America's defenses)
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To: skr
Sounds like he did some walking. A man that age shouldn’t get tired from carrying a backpack from the curb into a house.

When I was 30 I stayed for a couple of weeks in a friend's small apartment in Pacific Heights while he was in LA. Every day I jogged down to the Marina, ran around it, and tried to jog back, but mostly I walked back. I was in decent shape, but I really felt those hills.

33 posted on 10/31/2022 5:01:20 PM PDT by TChad (Progressives are in favor of removing healthy sex organs from children. Conservatives oppose this.)
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To: Lurkina.n.Learnin

>>My spin is bigger than your spin
>>My spin is bigger than your orr orrs

That sounds more like Ken-L Ration dog food.


34 posted on 10/31/2022 6:32:05 PM PDT by lefty-lie-spy (Stay Metal)
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To: lefty-lie-spy

LOL. I think you may be right. Oh now I am an Oscar Meyer weiner.


35 posted on 10/31/2022 8:06:49 PM PDT by Lurkina.n.Learnin (The road to tyranny is paved with compliance )
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