The man who is already serving 30 years in prison for violently attacking the husband of the former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole after a state trial. the Associated Press reports.

On October 28, 2022, around 2:30 a.m., Paul DePape broke into the couple’s San Francisco home through a window, yelling “Where’s Nancy, where’s Nancy?” He He eventually hit Pelosi, 82, in the head with a hammer as police officers responded to a 911 call from the home..

At the state trial, DePape faced multiple charges, including aggravated kidnapping resulting in bodily harm or death, false imprisonment of an elder or dependent adult, threatening the family of public officials, first-degree residential burglary, and impeding or dissuading a witness. by force or threat. the report said. A San Francisco jury previously found DePape guilty of assaulting a relative of a federal official and attempting to kidnap a federal official, according to the report.

Judge Harry Dorfman denied DePape’s attorneys’ request for a new trial. “My intention is that Mr. DePape will never be released from prison, he will never be eligible for parole,” Dorfman said. “I have no sympathy for you. “I feel sympathy for the victim in this case, who is lucky to be alive.”

According to the outlet, addressing the court before sentencing, DePape expressed no remorse for his attack on Paul Pelosi and read a conspiracy-laden statement that included accusations that 9/11 “was an inside job.”

Pelosi’s daughter, Christine, read a statement from her father that began by saying that “the last peaceful dream I had was on October 28, 2022,” before explaining the physical and psychological impact the attack had on him. He said the attack left him with blows to the head, a metal plate, dizziness and nerve damage in his left hand and that sleeping alone at home evokes memories of the attack, according to the report.

DePape admitted during the federal trial that he intended to hold Nancy Pelosi hostage, record an interrogation of her and “break her kneecaps” if she did not admit to lying about “Russiagate,” the investigation into Russian interference in the presidential campaign. 2016., the report said.