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Areeba Shah

Suspect threatened to maim Nancy Pelosi

U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi departs following her weekly news conference at the U.S. Capitol on September 14, 2022 in Washington, DC. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

The suspect who allegedly assaulted Paul Pelosi, the husband of the House speaker, Nancy Pelosi, told police he wanted to hold the congresswoman hostage and "break her kneecaps" if she lied to him, according to a recent Justice Department filing. 

The DOJ filed two charges in federal court against David DePape, who attacked Paul Pelosi with a hammer in the couple's San Francisco home.

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