my name is adam lipson. i'm a deputy public defender who is just appointed on this case. first of all, i want to say that i am pleased to hear that mr. pelosi is progressing well in his recovery. and we certainly wish him the best. as you have heard, there has been -- we have very little information about this case at this time. there has been a lot of speculation, a lot of rumor, simply based on the nature of this case. but as of right now, i have not even seen the police reports. i met my client last night for a brief meeting for the first time. and so, i am not going to add to all the speculation by talking about the facts of this case right now. what i will say, is that there has also been a lot of speculation regarding mr. depape's vulnerability to misinformation. and that is certainly something we are going to look into, that we are going to delve into as his defense team. but again, it would be premature to talk about that at this time. i just want to end by saying that i have been a public defender for 20 years. i cherish my role as public defender. as most of you

david lipson spoke briefly to reporters outside the court house with jeff francisco said that he at the moment had assembled very little information about the case. hadn't seen the police reports yet, had only had 2 brief meetings with his client. and so he said that there would be of further hearing on friday of this week. lipson also said that there's been lots of speculation about the paps vulnerability to misinformation, as he called it said he would delve into that with his defense team. that's likely a reference to the wide spread reports of to paps online blogs and other writings. a police investigator said to pap has been talking to them and said that his intention was to kidnap speaker pelosi and hold her for hoffman. he carried with him to the below sea home, a backpack with rope, zip ties, gloves, and other paraphernalia. including the hammer which he used to assault, poll pelosi age. 82. u. s. investigator safe have told them that they that he planned to interrogate speaker pelosi and to torture her by breaking her knee caps to pap suffered minor injuries in the when he was

. >> reporter: adam lipson responded to questions tuesday about motive. >> there's also been a lot of speculation regarding mr. depape's vulnerability to misinformation and that's certainly something we're going to look into. >> still rebutting theories they knew each other. >> there is absolutely no evidence mr. pelosi knew this man. >> paul pelosi is still hospitalized after being struck on the head with a hammer, sustaining a skull fracture and other serious injuries. parallel investigations are now underway. with new details emerging that depape brought zip ties, a role of tape and a hammer to the home. it was caught on police body camby authorities said would not be released until the case goes to trial. now with the wave of recent threats to u.s. officials, the head of the capitol police said his agency's mission has become increasingly urgent. we believe this calls for additional resources. chief tom manger says during this time of political heightened attention, we continue to monitor the situation. as mr. pelosi remains in the hospital recovering from the serious injuries, cn

. >> that was adam lipson. the defender who just met his client yesterday when he pled not guilty in court. these documents also say that the suspect had several other targets, including a local professor, several politicians, and relatives of that politician. it did not name those people, but it did make reference to the threats. abc 7 news. >> we been on the story since friday. you can see this on the bay area streaming at. you can download it for your apple tv, google tv, and roku or wherever you stream. we are on 24/7. reggie: your voice and your vote. key elections across the country are closer than ever. the house and the senate are both on the lines. big names in both parties are hitting the campaign trail hard. >> we have president biden and president trump and obama all on the campaign trail. in the final days leading up to the midterms, mr. biden went after great scott. -- rick scott. he is leading the effort for republicans to retake the senate. president biden laid out what he says is all at stake.

that's according together public defender representing him adam lipson who just met with depape for theery first time last night. >> we have very little information about this case at this time. there has been a lot of speculation. a lot of rumor. simply based on the nature of this case. but, as of right now, i haven't even seen the police reports. i met my client last night for a brief meeting for the first time. >> jesse: this public defender hasn't even seen the police reports yet. so he knows as much as we do. but adam is already planning on going with the insanity defense here. >> we're going to be doing a comprehensive investigation of what happened. we're going to be looking into mr. depape, his mental state. >> jesse: depap, is that the name? district attorney brooke jenkins holding the cap on no bail. finally somebody in san francisco gets held with no bail. she is saying depape is a danger to the public. >> absolutely i consider him to be dangerous. not only is this someone who engaged in a pre-planned attack on the speaker in her home, but someone who was willing to enact vio

. >> that was adam lipson, the public defender for david depape , who just meant his detriment his client yesterday when -- who just met his client yesterday. this man targeted several other targets, including a professor, state and federal politicians and their relatives. it did not specifically name those people but did make reference to those very serious threats. live in san francisco, lena holland, abc 7 news. >> we have been on this story since friday morning. see all the angles covered in one place, the abc 7 streaming tv app. you can download it wherever you stream. we are on 24/7. >> we are now less than one week until election day and key races across the country are closer than ever. control of the house and the senate are both on the line. the big names in each party hitting the campaign trail. >> we have president biden and former presidents trump and obama all on the campaign trail in the final days leading to the midterms. mr. biden went after republican senator rick scott. he is leading the effort for republicans to retake the senate. president biden laid out what he says

i want to play this from adam lipson who is his public defender, watch. >> we have little information time there's been a lot of speculation a lot of rumor simply based on the nature of this case. as of right now haven't even seen the police reports. >> trace: a lot of people haven't seen a lot of stuff, you think they are being transparent? we don't know if the body cameras going to be released, we don't know about the 911 call. >> i think there's a lot of unanswered questions. for example to the alarm go off? i think they would have a serious alarm system at the house and also what baffles me is during this exchange, why the assailant would just allow pelosi to go to the bathroom, the whole thing is bizarre. at the end of the day with the public defender was talking about today is that the defendant was in a mental health facility being examined. i expect they're going to raise issues of what's called diminished capacity in california which means this guy had some kind of mental issues defeats the intent. it reduces the crime to a lesser charge. i'm sure that's what his lawyer is go

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