Jurors Reject Tearful Paul Pelosi Attacker’s Wild Defense

David DePape, the man who was captured on body-camera footage striking Rep. Nancy Pelosi’s husband in the head with a hammer after breaking into his home last fall, was found guilty Thursday of a pair of federal charges.

The conviction means DePape, who was charged with assault on an immediate family member of a federal official and attempted kidnapping of a federal official, could spend decades in a federal prison. He still faces a separate state trial on charges that include attempted murder, residential burglary, and threats to a public official.

Jurors deliberated for seven hours over two days before reaching their decision.

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