A federal judge this week denied a request from lawyers of Paul Pelosi attack suspect David DePape to move his trial out of California’s Bay Area, according to a new court filing.
Mr. DePape is facing both state and federal charges in an October 2022 incident in which he allegedly attacked Mr. Pelosi, the husband of former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), inside their San Francisco home. He’s also accused of making threats to kidnap Mrs. Pelosi and other officials, although he has pleaded not guilty to the charges.
Last month, Mr. DePape’s lawyers submitted a brief that the San Francisco jury pool would be biased and sought to move the trial away to Eureka, California, a small city located in the northwestern part of California. They argued, in part, that due to Mrs. Pelosi’s prominence in the district, it would prevent the suspect from receiving a fair trial….