The man accused of attacking the husband of former US House speaker Nancy Pelosi with a hammer last year told jurors at his federal trial on Tuesday how he went to the Pelosis’ San Francisco home as part of a bigger plan to end corruption in the United States.
David DePape spoke for more than an hour, often getting emotional and crying about how his political leanings went from leftist to rightwing after reading a comment on a YouTube video about former president Donald Trump. He said he went to the Pelosis’ home to talk to her about Russian involvement in the 2016 election, and that he planned to wear an inflatable unicorn costume and upload his interrogation of her online.
