Suspect in Paul Pelosi attack claimed ‘evil in Washington’ for wanting to harm House speaker

Officer who interviewed David DePape after the attack testified he also wanted to target Hunter Biden, Tom Hanks and Gavin Newsom

The man accused of attacking the husband of US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said there was evil in Washington" and he was looking to harm Pelosi because she is second in line for the presidency, a San Francisco police investigator testified on Wednesday.

The suspect, David DePape, broke into the Pelosis' San Francisco home on 28 October, seeking to kidnap the speaker - who was out of town - and instead beat her 82-year-old husband, Paul Pelosi, with a hammer, authorities said. The violence sent shock waves through the political world.