Man convicted of attacking ex-Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband with a hammer sentenced to 30 years
Man convicted of attacking ex-Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband with a hammer sentenced to 30 years
The man convicted of attempting to kidnap then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and attacking her husband with a hammer has been sentenced to 30 years in prison.
This guy gets 30 but not the insurrectionists? I'm sure there are legal precedents but that doesn't feel right. The insurrectionists should be getting the same at a minimum.
My first thought. While I agree with the sentiment, and I'd have prepared nooses for the insurrectionists, this is not that.
Almost none were charged with sedition, guess the prosecutors didn't feel they could make it stick, and that's 20-years max.
attempted kidnapping of a federal official
Kidnapping is taken very damned seriously in the US, automatically an FBI concern, and they will come down like devils. Probably an extra hit for attacking a fed.
he broke into the home of a public official, an unprecedented act in the history of the country
That seems hard to believe, but I don't know of a precedent.
Cherry on top, his lawyers allowed him on the stand?! Am I reading that right? All he did was further incriminate himself. Hell, he might have slid on the kidnapping part if he shut the fuck up.
They could be sentenced to life and Trump would still pardon them. Vote in November.
Feels like the conclusion to draw is that attacking the government is okay, but once you signal out someone really rich, you're fucked. Also apparently never do crime alone, you get much less severe sentences if you go as an angry mob.
I'm amazed he got any/didn't go for insanity
Trump will pardon this guy if elected.
Remember all the pardons he did
Trump would* pardon this guy IF elected.
Edit: downvoted by Trumpers lol!
Trump could pardon* THIS guy if "elected" !
GQP dumbfucks
The former automatically entails the latter.
Wasn't this guy and ilegal alien from Canada? Can we deport the crazy?
You sure you wanna do that? US prison might be the just punishment he needs.
This is the best summary I could come up with:
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The man convicted of attempting to kidnap then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and attacking her husband with a hammer was sentenced Friday to 30 years in prison.
DePape admitted during trial testimony that he broke into the Pelosis’ San Francisco home Oct. 28, 2022, intending to hold the speaker hostage and “break her kneecaps” if she lied to him.
Defense attorneys argued DePape was motivated by his political beliefs, not because he wanted to interfere with Nancy Pelosi’s official duties as a member of Congress, making the charges against him invalid.
In rants posted on a blog and online forum that were taken down after his arrest, DePape echoed the baseless, right-wing QAnon conspiracy theory that claims a cabal of devil-worshipping pedophiles runs the U.S. government.
DePape also told jurors he had planned to wear an inflatable unicorn costume and record his interrogation of the Democratic speaker, who was not at the home at the time of the attack, to upload it online.
Paul Pelosi also testified at the trial, recalling how he was awakened by a large man bursting into the bedroom and asking, “Where’s Nancy?” He said that when he responded that his wife was in Washington, DePape said he would tie him up while they waited for her.
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attacking her husband with a hammer has been sentenced to 30 years in prison.
One could say he got the 'ban hammer'.
30 years for sucking Mr Pelosi's pee-pee, which Lonnie said was the truth. I hate him so much.
Please do elaborate
Stupid people don't get sarcasm if you don't spell it out for them. Some nutbag accused the two of being in a sexual relationship and Lonnie replied, "Interesting if true." That's who I hate so much, you daft dorks. Lonnie.
Sometimes I'm just too subtle about my sarcasm for the internet but I'm sick of having to spell it out.