The U.S. Justice Department has charged Canadian-born David DePape, who is accused of attacking U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband Paul, with assault and attempted kidnapping.
Man charged in Pelosi home attack allegedly told police he wanted to hold Nancy Pelosi hostage
David DePape, 42, confronted a sleeping Paul Pelosi in the couple's San Francisco bedroom early Friday morning, according to a federal affidavit filed in court Monday. The announcement of the federal charges comes as San Francisco's district attorney is set to announce state criminal charges as well against DePape. He was arrested Friday on suspicion of attempted murder, elder abuse and burglary and is expected to be arraigned on state charges Tuesday.
Elon Musk over the weekend tweeted, then deleted, a fringe website's far-flung conspiracy theories to his millions of followers, as his purchase of Twitter has raised concerns that the social media platform would no longer seek to limit misinformation and hate speech.
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