The trial of the suspect accused of attacking former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband with a hammer last year will start this week as the jury selection process is underway.
David DePape, a Canadian national who lived in the United States illegally for decades, has pleaded not guilty to attempted murder and other charges connected to the incident, which occurred just days before the November midterm elections last year. Federal prosecutors have accused Mr. DePape of breaking into the Pelosis’ home in San Francisco before attacking Mr. Pelosi, 83, with a hammer, leaving him hospitalized with a skull fracture and other injuries.
