Quick Glance: Pelosi's Allegations Against Gaza Cease-Fire Protesters Tied to Russia
- U.S. Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., suspects some Gaza cease-fire protesters may have ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin.
- Pelosi made these remarks during a conversation at The 92nd Street Y on Oct. 16, 2023, in New York.
- Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., suggested on Sunday that some protesters calling for a cease-fire in Gaza could have connections to Russia and called on the FBI to investigate.
- During an interview with anchor Dana Bash on CNN's State of the Union, she stated, without evidence, her belief that some protesters are linked to Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Quick Glance: The suspect in the Paul Pelosi attack calls a California TV station from jail.
- David DePape, who is accused of hammering Paul Pelosi at his home, called a news station from jail and expressed regret for not causing more damage.
- DePape didn't want to jeopardize his case, so Lee was unable to challenge his statements or ask follow-up questions.
- DePape is accused of breaking into then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's (D-San Francisco) Pacific Heights home on Oct. 28 to attack her in an act of political violence just before the midterm elections.
- In a rambling interview with police, he referred to Pelosi as the Democrats' "leader of the pack."
Quick Glance: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi breaks her silence with an emotional interview about her husband's hammer attack.
- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi broke her silence Monday about a terrible attack on her husband inside their house by a right-wing extremist.
- "I never thought it could be Paul (Pelosi)," she remarked.
- "We didn't even know where he was, what his condition was," Nancy Pelosi told CNN's Anderson Cooper.
- If they lose, Nancy Pelosi will not be able to keep the speaker's gavel and may be forced to resign.
During an interview on CNN, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi talked about when she first learned of the attack on her husband Paul.
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Quick Glance: Suspect in Pelosi husband attack faces attempted murder and kidnapping charges
- "This house and the speaker herself were specifically targets," said San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins at a news conference Monday evening announcing state charges against DePape, including attempted murder.
- "This was politically motivated," Jenkins explained.
- Jenkins stated that after DePape approached Paul Pelosi in his bedroom, Pelosi attempted to use an elevator in the house to reach a phone, but DePape barred his path.
- According to the complaint, Paul Pelosi told authorities in the ambulance that he had never seen DePape before.
Quick Glance: Alleged Paul Pelosi assailant posted a number of conspiracy theories
- Police identified David DePape, 42, as the culprit in the assault on Paul Pelosi in his San Francisco home on Friday.
- David DePape grew up in Powell River, British Columbia, and moved to California around 20 years ago to pursue a romance, according to his stepfather, Gene DePape.
- Nancy Pelosi was not at home when her husband was allegedly hammered. (AP
- Investigators from the San Francisco Police Department work outside the house of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
Quick Glance: Trump Jr. mocks Paul Pelosi's attack with a Halloween costume tweet
- David DePape, 42, was recognized as the suspect by police.
- Nancy Pelosi was not at home at the time, according to authorities.
- It also has anything to do with a growing conspiracy notion that Paul Pelosi and DePape were lovers.
- According to the story, there was a "theory" that the suspect was in his underpants when police arrived, and that Paul Pelosi had brought him back as a male prostitute.
Quick Glance: After Paul Pelosi's assault, Capitol Police Chief calls for "more resources."
- Following the assault on Paul Pelosi, Capitol Police Chief Tom Manger announced a rare public plea for extra resources to safeguard legislators on Tuesday.
- After the attack, DePape told San Francisco police that he planned to hold Nancy Pelosi hostage and would break her kneecaps if she "lied" to him.
- Paul Pelosi was hospitalized as a result of the attack, and Nancy Pelosi said in a statement Monday evening that it might be a "long recovery process for her husband."
- "The attack on Paul Pelosi will hopefully draw bipartisan support to my years-long push to protect the addresses of members of Congress," the Kentucky Republican told POLITICO.
Quick Glance: GOP sends conflicting messages about Paul Pelosi attack
- "Unlike Nancy Pelosi's daughter who celebrated my assault, I condemn this attack and wish Mr. Pelosi a speedy recovery," Paul tweeted, prompting a barrage of criticism.
- "It shouldn't happen to Paul Pelosi."
- "YOU called for Nancy Pelosi to be executed, @RepMTG ."
- Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin condemned the Republican response to the attack.
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Quick Glance: The First January 6 Rioter Convicted at Trial and Sentenced to More Than Seven Years
- Guy Reffitt, a right-wing militia member, was convicted on five charges relating to his role in the Jan. 6 violence in Washington, D.C.
- Guy Reffitt, a recruiter for a right-wing anti-government militia movement and the first person convicted at trial for his role in the Capitol riot on January 6, was sentenced to more than seven years in jail.
- Broden also claimed that Reffitt should not be penalised for going to trial, arguing that other Jan. 6 defendants who pleaded guilty to more serious offences (such as assaulting a police officer) received lesser penalties.
Quick Glance: Biden: Assassinating al-Qaida head is long-awaited "justice"
- In an evening address from the White House, President Obama stated that US intelligence officials tracked al-Zawahri to a residence in downtown Kabul where he was hiding out with his family.
- According to a senior intelligence official, the residence Al-Zawahri was in when he was killed was owned by a major adviser to senior Taliban leader Sirajuddin Haqqani.
- Officials eventually discovered that al-Zawahri was also present at the Kabul safe house.
- The information was given to Biden by Sullivan as US intelligence officers developed "a pattern of life through multiple independent sources of information to inform the operation," according to the official.
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Quick Glance: The enigma of Afghanistan: Why was Al Qaeda's commander in Kabul?
- The drone attack that killed Al Qaeda's commander in Afghanistan's capital exposed a chasm between the US and the Taliban.
- Indeed, US officials claim that by harboring Al Qaeda commanders, the Taliban has violated the Doha deal, which was brokered by then-President Donald Trump in 2020 and accepted by Vice President Joe Biden.
- To the Taliban, receiving Al Qaeda's head "is not such a strange thing."
- "Think about the hosting the Taliban were trying to do there," Mr. Smith suggests.
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