The man who broke into the San Francisco home of Nancy Pelosi two years ago and bludgeoned her husband with a hammer was sentenced on Friday to 30 years in federal prison, with credit for time already served.
The assailant, David DePape, was convicted in November 2023 on federal charges.
He admitted on the witness stand during the trial that he had carried out the attack, as he had done before in interviews with the police and media outlets.
But he said that he never intended to hurt Ms. Pelosi’s husband, Paul Pelosi.
Mr. DePape said his intrusion into the couple’s home in the affluent Pacific Heights neighborhood was part of a plot to kidnap Ms. Pelosi and interrogate her about a supposed corrupt conspiracy led by Ms. Pelosi and other prominent liberal figures.
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