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Alleged attacker of Paul Pelosi spoke of ‘evil’ in Washington

Paul Pelosi, seen here on the right in 2019, was beaten with a hammer by an attacker allegedly trying to kidnap his wife, Democrat and United States House Speaker Nancy Pelosi [File: Joshua Roberts/Reuters]

The man who allegedly attacked the husband of US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said there was “evil in Washington” and he didn’t plan to target Paul Pelosi, a San Francisco police sergeant testified Wednesday.

The suspect, David DePape, broke into the Pelosis’ San Francisco, California home on October 28, seeking to kidnap the speaker – who was out of town – and instead beat her 82-year-old husband, Paul Pelosi, with a hammer, authorities said. The violence sent shock waves through the political world.

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