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Federal prosecutors urge 40 years in prison after Pelosi attacker's 'assault on our democracy'

San Francisco district attorney Brooke Jenkins, right, speaks as San Francisco police chief Bill Scott, left, looks on during a news conference on Oct 31, 2022, in San Francisco.

Federal prosecutors are recommending a 40-year sentence for the man convicted of attempting to kidnap former U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and assaulting her husband with a hammer after he broke into the couple's San Francisco home in 2022.

In a sentencing memorandum filed in U.S. District Court in San Francisco, prosecutors said that David DePape has failed to take responsibility for his crimes and has not shown remorse. They also argued

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