In a separate letter, Nancy Pelosi, a Democrat who was the primary lady to be elected Home speaker, urged the decide to impose a “very lengthy” punishment.
She famous that DePape reportedly shouted “The place’s Nancy?” upon breaking into her house, echoing what some intruders yelled contained in the US Capitol on Jan 6, 2021, when a mob of then-President Donald Trump’s supporters stormed the constructing looking for to overturn President Joe Biden’s election.
Prosecutors had requested US District Decide Jacqueline Scott Corley in San Francisco federal court docket to condemn DePape, a Canadian nationwide residing illegally within the US, to 40 years in jail.
In court docket papers, the Justice Division argued that whereas he was not convicted of a terrorism crime, his offences nonetheless met the definition as a result of he was aiming to have an effect on the federal government by “intimidation or coercion.” Prosecutors additionally stated DePape had not proven regret for his actions.
DePape’s court-appointed defence lawyer had requested for a sentence of 14 years, saying he had turn out to be unmoored within the years main as much as the assault due partly to an abusive relationship.
DePape nonetheless faces separate state costs stemming from the Pelosi break-in and assault, together with tried homicide, that carry a possible sentence of 13 years to life in jail. He has pleaded not responsible.
In an announcement following Friday’s sentencing, a spokesperson for Pelosi stated, “The Pelosi household could not be prouder of their Pop and his large braveness in saving his personal life on the night time of the assault and in testifying on this case,” referring to Paul Pelosi’s household nickname.
