Paul Pelosi attacker could go away for 40 years -- on enhanced charges of terrorism

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: Business Insider

May 11, 2024, 12:02 AM EDT


David DePape is facing a possible 40-year sentence for his 2022 attack on Paul Pelosi, husband of Rep. Nancy Pelosi.

In a sentencing memo filed Friday and reviewed by Business Insider, prosecutors requested a terrorism enhancement be added to DePape's sentence. DePape still faces additional charges related to the attack, including attempted murder, that carry a potential sentence of 13 years to life in prison. He has pleaded not guilty.

Paul Pelosi suffered two skull fractures that required surgery to fix after DePape struck him in the head with a hammer in October 2022. The attack occurred after DePape broke into Pelosi's San Francisco home, seeking to kidnap then-Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and break her kneecaps to teach her that her "lies and corruption had a price," according to the memo.

DePape was found guilty of the attack in November after about eight hours of jury deliberation. His sentencing is set for May 17.

Read more: https://www.businessinsider.com/paul-pelosi-attacker-david-depape-sentence-terrorism-2024-5

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Link to Sentencing MEMO (PDF viewer) - https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/24658434-sentencing-memo-against-david-depape-in-attack-of-paul-pelosi?responsive=1&title=1

Link to Sentencing MEMO (PDF) - https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/24658434/sentencing-memo-against-david-depape-in-attack-of-paul-pelosi.pdf

[Traildogbob]

1. Trump Pardon?

Is it state or federal?

[BumRushDaShow]

3. This refers to the federal case

but there is a state case that was allowed to move ahead. There was talk about doing a plea deal for that but apparently that didn't pan out and the OP's federal sentencing had been moved to now due to conflicts with the state trial proceedings.

(snip)

In seeking a delay of DePape's sentencing on the federal charges, lawyers for DePape told U.S. District Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley that trial on the state court charges is scheduled to begin May 7 and is expected to run through the end of June. They asked the court to delay sentencing in the federal case until after the state trial is concluded.

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https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/news/paul-pelosi-attack-federal-judge-sets-sentencing-date-david-depape/

[Traildogbob]

9. Thank you much

For the details. Trump could run on a pardon of him and gain votes.
From Christian pro life family values phonies.

[BumRushDaShow]

10. You're welcome but assuming he was convicted in the state's case

a federal pardon would only apply to the federal charges and would be irrelevant for state charges, meaning his ass would still be in prison!

[Traildogbob]

13. Good news

Maybe he and Trump could share a cell.

[mucifer]

2. I would think he could

Get that long for attempted murder.

[bucolic_frolic]

4. Did they ask DePape where he got his MOJO?

They're always deranged, loose cannons, mentally ill ... but they seem to have enough logic to plan their attacks, find their victims, assemble the necessities, and carry it out. Then, OH! Such mental problems, and childhood deficiencies. You'd think they couldn't use a fork.

[Kid Berwyn]

5. Send all those who approved his actions away, too.

‘Needs the hammer': Fox News host laughs about attack on Nancy Pelosi’s husband

by Carl Gibson
Alternet.org, May 4, 2024

During a recent segment on Jesse Watters Primetime, Fox News host Rachel Campos-Duffy cracked a joke at the expense of former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's (D-California) husband, Paul, in reference to an incident where he was hospitalized after a home invasion.

The Daily Beast reported that Campos-Duffy made the remark while discussing President Joe Biden awarding the Presidential Medal of Freedom — the United States' highest non-military honor — to the former speaker at a recent White House ceremony. Other recipients included Team USA Gymnastics Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles, former Secretary of State John Kerry and a posthumous award for assassinated civil rights leader Medgar Evers, among others.

At one point, guest host Pete Hegseth and Campos-Duffy bandied about other names for hypothetical future medal of freedom ceremonies they felt were more deserving. Campos-Duffy's list included conservative singer Kid Rock, anti-transgender activist Riley Gaines, members of the U.S. Border Patrol and billionaire Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, for "absolutely caring about freedom of speech" (Musk's social media platform, X, punishes users for tweeting the word "cisgender" ).

"It’s probably more likely to go to Paul Pelosi, Susan Rice and Gavin Newsom,” Hegseth predicted, referring to the former Obama administration official and the governor of California presumed to run for president in 2028. “So I think your list is correct but a little off-brand for ‘Big Joe.’”

Source: https://www.alternet.org/fox-news-hammer-pelosi/

[Turbineguy]

6. Forty years for trump.

A small price to pay?

[JustAnotherGen]

7. Good

You beat an elderly man with a hammer - you have it coming

[raging moderate]

11. Yes, he beat him over the head with a hammer.

Several skull fractures, intensive care. You are right, JustAnotherGen. He has it coming.

[RandiFan1290]

12. republicons celebrate this attack

and even make jokes about it on Fox.

[oasis]

8. Sounds about right. nt

[LudwigPastorius]

14. Die behind bars.

...or, in a psych ward, either one is fine by me.

If you play your cards right, maybe Queen Romana of Q will command her legions to break you out of prison.

[Evolve Dammit]

15. He was after Nancy and attacked the only available victim. Throw away the key.

[Firestorm49]

16. Right. We always here what the maximum sentence COULD

be but not the minimum. We’re supposed to believe that justice will prevail when in reality, once a case makes its way into a courtroom, all bets are off. Quoting the maximum sentence is meant to “ just give you a little hope” as Robin Williams so brilliantly said in his bit on the origin of golf. Maximum sentence proclamations are bullshit.

[AllaN01Bear]

17. good.

[maxsolomon]

18. Has he been judged competent? He seems... impaired.

Wondering if a mental facility is more appropriate...