MADRID, 2 Nov. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The man accused of breaking into the house of the president of the United States House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, and allegedly assaulting her husband with a hammer, has confessed to the Police that he was on a “suicide mission” and that he had a list of federal political targets to attack.
David Wayne DePape, 42, told Paul Pelosi while he was at his home that “everyone” had to be “eliminated” after confirming that Nancy Pelosi was number two in line for the Presidency, behind Vice President Kamala Harris, according to ‘The Washington Post’, citing a court document.
In statements to FBI agents, DePape has assured that he acted only because he was “fed up with the level of lies coming out of Washington D.C”, adding that he entered the house of the speaker of the House of Representatives to have “a little chat”.
“I really didn’t want to hurt him, but you know this was a suicide mission. I’m not going to stand here doing nothing, even if it costs me my life… I would if necessary,” Paul Pelosi’s attacker said, according to the quoted newspaper.
According to the affidavit filed by a federal agent, DePape had already claimed that Nancy Pelosi was the “leader of the pack” of lies in the Democratic Party, and that if she broke her knees “she would have to enter Congress in a wheelchair, which would demonstrate to other members of Congress that there are consequences to their actions.”
However, in addition to the president of the United States Congress, Paul Pelosi’s attacker intended to attack “several targets”, including a local professor, several state and federal politicians, as well as family members of those politicians.
David DePape faces charges including attempted murder and assault with a deadly weapon, as well as attempted kidnapping, the Justice Department said.
Paul Pelosi, 82, underwent “successful” surgery to repair a skull fracture and serious injuries to his right arm and hands after the assailant, hammer in hand, asked him where his wife was and assaulted him. .
Pelosi managed to call the emergency services, who heard a conversation in the background, after which the police were sent to check what was happening. All this without the attacker having evidence that there was an open line.
