‘Who’s gonna hack it?’ Jan. 6 rioter who stole Nancy Pelosi’s laptop now facing charges, feds say

The backpack-wearing David Slinker is accused of taking then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi

The backpack-wearing David Slinker is accused of taking then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s laptop from a conference room at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. (U.S. Attorney’s Office).

The Kentucky man who prosecutors say stole then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s laptop from her office during the Jan. 6 riots at the U.S. Capitol has been arrested in the case.

David Slinker is believed to have taken Pelosi’s laptop with the help of other rioters that day from the Speaker’s Conference Room and stashed it in his backpack before he left the conference room and exited the Capitol building, authorities said.

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