The man who allegedly attacked House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband Paul with a hammer on Friday told police that Speaker Pelosi was his target, authorities revealed on Monday. The assailant said he wanted to hold Nancy Pelosi hostage and “break her kneecaps” to demonstrate that there are “consequences to actions” in Congress.

According to a federal complaint, David DePape, 42, told police that he “was going to hold Nancy hostage and talk to her” and if she told the “truth” he would let her go. However, if she “lied,” he planned to break “her kneecaps.”

“In the course of the interview, DEPAPE articulated he viewed Nancy as the “leader of the pack” of lies told by the Democratic Party. DEPAPE also later explained that by breaking Nancy’s kneecaps, she would then have to be wheeled into Congress, which would show other Members of Congress there were consequences to actions,” the complaint stated.