Here are 21 of the elected officials, candidates and other prominent figures who spread misinformation or cast doubt on the attack. In tweets, podcasts and TV appearances, these figures questioned whether the public was being told the full story of what happened and in some cases spread theories that were unfounded.
The man alleged to have attacked Paul Pelosi, husband of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, entered a not guilty plea Tuesday to all state charges during his initial appearance in San Francisco court.
David DePape, 42, is facing a litany of state charges, including attempted murder and assault with a deadly weapon, San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins said Monday. These charges are in addition to the federal charges DePape faces, which include assault and attempted kidnapping.
DePape’s attorney, Adam Lipson, said outside the courtroom, “There’s been a lot of speculation, a lot of rumor, simply based on the nature of this case. So I’m not going to add to all the speculation by talking about the facts of this case right now.”
“What I will say is that there’s been a lot of speculation regarding Mr. DePape’s vulnerability to misinformation and that’s certainly something we are going to look into, that we are going to delve into, as his defense team, but again it would be premature to talk about that at this time,” Lipson said.
Jenkins has said that based on DePape’s statements, it appears the attack was “politically motivated.”
“Yes, it appears as though this was, based on his statements and comments that were made in that house during his encounter with Mr. Pelosi, that this was politically motivated,” she said.
DePape, according to court documents, told police he planned to hold Nancy Pelosi hostage, calling her the “leader of the pack of lies” promoted by the Democrats.
He was going to kneecap an old lady in her home, but settled on giving her 82-year-old husband a skull fracture with a hammer.
And these 21 want you to believe no man would marry Nancy Pelosi.
Nobody has actually seen an official marriage license, have they?
Elected officials and candidates who talk shit.
Senator Ted Cruz. Republican of Texas. Amplified doubts all facts were being disclosed.
Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene. Republican of Georgia. Suggested Mr. Pelosi knew his attacker.
Representative Clay Higgins. Republican of Louisiana. Suggested the attack involved male prostitution.
Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson. Republican of North Carolina. Raised doubts about the details of the attack.
Mary Williams Benefield. Republican statehouse candidate, Georgia. Suggested the attack might have been staged.
Royce White. Republican statehouse candidate, Minnesota. Claimed the attack involved an extramarital gay affair.
State Senator Wendy Rogers. Republican of Arizona. Suggested the attack might have been staged.
State Representative Anthony Sabatini. Republican of Florida. Suggested the Pelosis are hiding vital information.
Representative Claudia Tenney. Republican of New York. Amplified a conspiracy theory about an extramarital gay affair.
Prominent figures who promote shit.
Glenn Beck. Conservative commentator. Raised doubts about the details of the attack.
Tucker Carlson. Fox News host. Raised doubts about the details of the attack.
Dinesh D’Souza. Conservative commentator. Claimed the attack involved an extramarital gay affair.
Ryan Fournier. Founder, Students for Trump. Claimed details about the attacker were fabricated.
Sebastian Gorka. Former Trump adviser and podcast host. Raised doubts about the details of the attack.
Pete Hegseth. Fox News host. Raised doubts all facts were being disclosed.
Megyn Kelly. Talk show host. Raised doubts all facts were being disclosed.
Elon Musk. Chief executive of Twitter and Tesla. Amplified a conspiracy theory about male prostitution.
Devin Nunes. Former representative of California. Repeated a false report the attacker was in his underwear. [Not Devin’s.]
Michael Savage. Talk show host. Raised doubts all facts were being disclosed.
Roger Stone. Trump associate. Suggested the attack was staged. [Perhaps a normal tourist visit. With hammer. At 2 a.m.]
Donald J. Trump. Twice impeached, two-time loser of popular vote, former president. Suggested the attack was staged.
Source: New York Times.
It’s not their fault. And if it is, so what?
Meanwhile, the end of democracy.
Have a nice day.
