Paul Pelosi hammer attack trial: Opening arguments to get underway

Published November 15, 2023 10:34pm ET



Paul Pelosi hammer attack trial: Opening arguments to get underway

Opening arguments are set to begin Thursday in the federal trial of David DePape, a California man caught on camera last year attacking Paul Pelosi, the husband of former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), with a hammer, fracturing his skull and causing other bodily damage.

The 43-year-old faces charges of attempted kidnapping of a federal official and assault on the immediate family of a federal official. If convicted, he could be sentenced to prison for the rest of his life.

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