SAN FRANCISCO – Paul Pelosi, husband of House Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi, testified Friday about the confrontation with David DePape at Pelosi’s San Francisco home before he was attacked with a hammer in DePape’s attempted murder trial .
It is a separate case from the federal trial after DePape was convicted earlier this week.
Accompanied by his daughter Christine Pelosi, 84-year-old Paul Pelosi walked into court to testify against the man who hit him with a hammer and hit him on the skull, leaving the husband of the former Speaker of the House of Representatives in a pool of blood was left behind.
Pelosi recounted how he called 911 shortly before the attack and said he was “scared” as DePape stood just feet away, armed with a hammer.
The defense argued during opening statements Wednesday that DePape never intended to kill Paul Pelosi.
Pelosi testified, saying that in the early morning hours of October 28, 2022, DePape muttered, “It’s all over for me.” moments before police arrived at the Pelosi home in San Francisco’s Pacific Heights neighborhood.
Pelosi told the court he continues to suffer from dizziness and balance, which he did not experience before the attack.
He testified that doctors who treated him told him he was close to becoming a “fatal victim” after suffering skull fractures.
Prosecutors have charged DePape with attempted murder, assault with a deadly weapon and elder abuse.
DePape was found guilty last November of attempted kidnapping of a federal official and assaulting a family member of a federal official.
DePape says he was in a dark place at the time, but he would never do something so violent again.
DePape apologized in federal court this week after being sentenced to 30 years in prison.
If convicted at the state trial, he faces a maximum sentence of life in prison without parole.
Kenny Choi
