The Justice Department charged Paul DePape with the attempted kidnapping of a federal officer and assault of the immediate family member of a federal officer on Monday afternoon.
Authorities allege that DePape broke into Pelosi’s San Francisco home early Friday morning and assaulted her husband with a hammer. The congresswoman was in Washington D.C. at the time of the attack and Paul Pelosi continues to recover from surgery at a local hospital.
In the criminal complaint released Monday, authorities state that during his interview with police DePape claimed he was going to hold Nancy Pelosi hostage and talk to her. If she told the truth, he would let her go, but if she lied, he would break her kneecaps. DePape said his assumption was that Pelosi would lie to him, and he viewed her as the “’leader of the pack’ of lies told by the Democratic Party,” according to the complaint.
“DePape also later explained that by breaking Nancy’s kneecaps, she would then have to be wheeled into Congress, which would show other Members of Congress there were consequences to actions,” read the filing. After Paul Pelosi called 911, DePape allegedly said he did not leave “because, much like the American founding fathers with the British, he was fighting against tyranny without the option of surrender.” Police claim he reiterated this sentiment elsewhere in the interview.
According to the complaint, DePape said he was planning on restraining Pelosi with zip ties. When the police arrived, Pelosi ran to the door and opened it. The two wrestled over the hammer DePape had brought into the residence, at which DePape allegedly struck him with the hammer.
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