Feds Charge Suspect In Pelosi Attack Who Said He Wanted To Hold Speaker Hostage And Break Her Kneecaps

The Justice Department charged David DePape Monday with assault and attempted kidnapping for his alleged attack on Paul Pelosi, and laid out in detail a gruesome plan that officials say DePape prepared, including holding Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) hostage and breaking her kneecaps. 


This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=1437778
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“Misery” loves company.

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RepubliQans.
Always kneecapping democracy.

I might consider whether the RepubliQans are against political violence, if they would only say so.
It might be a good week for a State of the Union address against political hate.
The Democrats didn’t pick the timing of the grotesquely violent action which requires a response from the nation’s leader.

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RW media has demonized and dehumanized Pelosi for years.
Now they’re mildly shocked that this happened, and Rethug pols are mouthing full-throated equivocations.

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He’ll blame Nancy for making him so angry.

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And 30/35% of the country thinks all of this is just fine, or at least totally understandable from their GOP perspective.

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They’re only shocked that they are being called out for it.

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Sounds like this guy really does think Trump is a mob boss and I am inclined to agree.

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So the blow happened after the cops came in… was just stupidity from the cops or they did it deliberately? That’s why I laugh when someone says that cops are out there to protect you that you should be thankful of them, which of course is BS cops are out there for a paycheck.

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DePape is a sick fuck, but sane enough to plan this attack. DJT Jr. on the other hand, is a despicable piece of shit, sicker than the perpetrator. His sociopathy is either inherited or efficiently drummed into him by his POS father.

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“Around this time, according to DePape, DePape started taking out twist ties from his pocket so that he could restrain Pelosi.”

I don’t think that “twist” ties would ever restrain either of the Pelosis.

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More like it’s you, trying to sow more discension in the United States.

Flashback thread:

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What has Speaker Pelosi done to this freak that makes breaking her kneecaps justified? Pelosi is 80 I think…bilateral patella fractures would cripple her for life. Possibly kill her. So what did she do to make this guy think this was deserved. Ill bet he can’t name a damn thing. His internet heroes told him shit…so off he went.

Another guy that went down the right wing rabbit hole…to a life in a 6 by 12 box. And he probably cannot name a factual reason for it.

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This is all very sobering. The thing that’s on my mind, though, is what sage counsel might we soon hear from Elon Musk to guide us along?

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“Well, just look at all of the times that Paul Pelosi was not assaulted with a hammer.”

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“It’s legitimate political discourse.”

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This DePape guy didn’t really leave his lawyer much to work with. :slightly_frowning_face:

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David DePape is part of the snake. The head of the snake has yet to be indicted.

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