Paul Pelosi, the husband of former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, is expected to take the stand at David DePape's federal criminal trial. DePape's lawyer claims his client had a belief in a conspiracy theory and will present a narrow legal defense.
Paul Pelosi , the husband of former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) who was attacked by a man with a hammer looking for his wife in the middle of the night, is expected to take the stand at David DePape's federal criminal trial on Monday.
DePape's lawyer Jodi Linker laid out a narrow legal defense during opening statements last week, telling jurors that her client wasn't at Pelosi's house due to her duties in Congress but by what he believes is an obligation to stop a larger and more devious plan to make the country morally bankrupt. Linker claimed DePape went down a right-wing conspiracy theory rabbit hole and believed far-fetched allegations about people like Democratic megadonor George Soros, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA), and Oscar-winning actor Tom Hanks. Linker told the San Francisco jury that DePape, a onetime nude enthusiast-turned-hemp jewelry maker, wholeheartedly believes"Tom Hanks, the actor, raped a 13-year-old gir
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