Opening Statements Begin in Federal Trial of Paul Pelosi’s Attacker

SAN FRANCISCO—Opening statements began Nov. 11 for the federal trial of David DePape, who has been accused of attacking Paul Pelosi with a hammer.

The husband of former U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Paul Pelosi (R), fights for control of a hammer with his assailant David DePape during a brutal attack in the couple’s San Francisco home on Oct. 28, 2022, in a still from police body-camera video. San Francisco Police Department via AP

SAN FRANCISCO—Opening statements began Nov. 11 for the federal trial of David DePape, who has been accused of breaking into the home of Paul Pelosi, the husband of then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, and attacking him with a hammer.

The alleged attack took place on Oct. 28, 2022.