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Paul Pelosi attack: Man told cops of ‘evil’ in Washington

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., is joined by her husband Paul Pelosi as they attend her portrait unveiling ceremony in Statuary Hall at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2022. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., is joined by her family and husband Paul Pelosi, far right, as they attend her portrait unveiling ceremony in Statuary Hall at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2022. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins speaks with reporters after a preliminary hearing for David DePape, Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2022, in San Francisco. A police investigator testified Wednesday that DePape, the man accused of attacking the husband of U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, said there was "evil in Washington" and he was targeting Pelosi because she is second in line to the presidency. Authorities say DePape broke into the Pelosi's San Francisco home on Oct. 28, 2022, seeking to kidnap the speaker. (AP Photo/Terry Chea)

FILE - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., and her husband Paul Pelosi attend the 45th Kennedy Center Honors at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington on Dec. 4, 2022. The state court case continues against the man accused of breaking into House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's home, beating her husband and seeking to kidnap her. Suspect David DePape's preliminary hearing is scheduled for Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2022. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

FILE - David DePape is shown in Berkeley, Calif., on Dec. 13, 2013. DePape, the man police said they witnessed swinging a hammer at U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband, pleaded not guilty Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2022, on federal charges of attempting to kidnap a federal official and assaulting the family member of a federal official. DePape, appearing in orange clothes without handcuffs, was assigned a public defender who entered the plea on his behalf during a brief court appearance. (Michael Short/San Francisco Chronicle via AP, File)

Paul Pelosi attack: Man told cops of ‘evil’ in Washington