The suspect who attacked Paul Pelosi was consumed by conspiracy theories, The NYT reported.
Frank Ciccarelli, a carpenter, worked with the suspect, David DePape, for about six years.
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The suspect who attacked Paul Pelosi was consumed by conspiracy theories, his current boss told The New York Times.
Frank Ciccarelli, a carpenter in Berkeley, California, told the Times he worked with the suspect, David DePape, for about six years.
"Because he really believed in the whole MAGA, 'Pizzagate,' stolen election — you know, all of it, all the way down the line.
"He was completely caught up in the fantasy, in the MAGA fantasy," the carpenter told The Times. »