Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) informed Congress on Wednesday that she had received a subpoena in connection with a federal criminal case in her home state. This comes as her husband’s assailant is set to go to trial later this month.
“This is to notify you formally pursuant to Rule Eight of the rules of the House of Representatives, that I, the Honorable Nancy Pelosi, Speaker Emerita, and US Representative for the 11th Congressional District of California, have been served with third-party subpoenas from the prosecution and the defendant to produce documents in a criminal case and United States District Court for the Northern District of California,” the House Clerk recited aloud.
“After consultation with the Office of General Counsel, I have determined that compliance with the subpoenas is consistent with the privileges of the House to the extent it requires the production of non-privileged information. The responses to the subpoenas will be identical,” Pelosi’s stated.
A representative for Pelosi refrained from providing a statement regarding an ongoing legal issue. However, an insider indicated to The Post that the subpoena may be linked to David DePape, the 42-year-old individual who unlawfully entered the former speaker’s San Francisco residence in October 2022 and assaulted her husband, Paul Pelosi, using a hammer.
Bodycam recordings from law enforcement officers who arrived at the scene depict DePape using a hammer to open the door, after which he raised it menacingly over Paul Pelosi’s head in an attempt to strike him.
The former House Speaker’s spouse was admitted to the hospital and had surgery to address a skull fracture and other injuries. On September 19, 2023, two confidential subpoenas were officially documented in the case records.
In a filing on Monday, the Federal Public Defender for the Northern District of California disclosed excerpts from an interview with DePape regarding his motives.
DePape was formally charged by prosecutors on November 9, 2022, with two counts of attempting to kidnap a federal officer or employee and assaulting a direct family member of a federal official. If found guilty on both counts, he could be sentenced to a maximum of 50 years in prison.
On Friday, the involved parties are set to convene at 10 a.m. before US District Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley for a final pretrial meeting in the federal court of San Francisco. Jury selection is planned to commence on November 6.
The trial is scheduled to commence on November 13. Paul Pelosi is anticipated to testify in DePape’s case when the trial starts on November 13, as per an insider’s information provided to The Post. Legal documents also indicate that Nancy Pelosi is expected to appear as a second witness.
In a separate state case involving DePape, there is a hearing scheduled for November 29, during which the parties will discuss a potential trial date.
