“These beliefs matter because both charges require that the government prove that Mr. DePape acted because of her performance of her official duties as a member of Congress,” Linker said. She said DePape’s beliefs are “wholly unrelated to Nancy Pelosi’s official duties.”
it likely has to do with the wording of the statutes that support the charges. I found a copy of the original affidavit from last year. check out the following quote from the Introduction:
For the reasons set forth below, I submit that there is probable cause to believe that DEPAPE violated the following: Title 18 U.S.C. §§ 115(a)(1)(A) by assaulting Paul Pelosi, an immediate family member of a United States official, to wit, Nancy Pelosi, the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, with intent to retaliate against
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“These beliefs matter because both charges require that the government prove that Mr. DePape acted because of her performance of her official duties as a member of Congress,” Linker said. She said DePape’s beliefs are “wholly unrelated to Nancy Pelosi’s official duties.”For the reasons set forth below, I submit that there is probable cause to believe that DEPAPE violated the following: Title 18 U.S.C. §§ 115(a)(1)(A) by assaulting Paul Pelosi, an immediate family member of a United States official, to wit, Nancy Pelosi, the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, with intent to retaliate againstsuch official on account of the performance of official duties;