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David DePape, 44, who was arrested after attacking Nancy Pelosi’s husband with a hammer, will spend the next 30 years behind bars. Prosecutors had hoped Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley would send him packing for 40 years.
Paul Pelosi wrote to the judge about the injuries he suffered after DePape walloped Pelosi, who was in his underwear and holding a refreshment at the time of the late-night attack. The letter included the following:
I walk slowly and have difficulty with my balance. Nearly every day I get headaches that become migraines unless quickly addressed. I need to sleep during the day and cannot tolerate bright lights or loud noises for extended periods of time.
For months, sleeping alone in my home was very difficult because I kept remembering the defendant breaking into my house. The defendant severely damaged the nerves in my left hand. My forehand was ‚de-gloved‘ exposing raw nerves and blood vessels. Surgeries and treatments mostly healed the skin, but underneath I still feel pinched nerves in my left hand. This makes basic tasks like using buttons, cutlery and simple tools more difficult.
Nancy Pelosi also wrote a letter to the judge where she oddly admits that she and her husband have never spoken about the fateful night DePape pounded her husband.
