The man who attacked Nancy Pelosi's husband with a hammer is found guilty of assault and attempted kidnaping.
David DePape was convicted of assault and attempted kidnapping of a federal official.
The attack left Paul Pelosi, 83, in hospital for six days with a fractured skull and other injuries.
DePape, who tearfully apologised for the attack in testimony on Tuesday, now faces up to 50 years in prison.
He was convicted on Thursday after a week-long trial at the Phillip Burton Federal Courthouse in central San Francisco.
As the unanimous verdict was read, he kept his eyes down, fidgeting with his fingers.
Video evidence shows the attacker, a Canadian citizen who has lived in the US for 20 years, breaking into the Pelosi home in San Francisco with a hammer on 28 October last year.
Once inside, he asked for Mrs Pelosi, who was not home at the time.
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Prosecutors, however, argued that DePape was looking for Mrs Pelosi as part of a "plan of violence".
When he was arrested, he had zip ties and duct tape in his possession.
He also told investigators after the incident that he had a "target list" and planned to hold Mrs Pelosi captive and break "her kneecaps" if she did not reveal "the truth".
On Monday, Mr Pelosi recalled waking up to find DePape "standing in the doorway".
"It was a tremendous shock, looking at him, looking at the hammer and the ties," he added. "I recognised I was in serious danger. I tried to stay as calm as possible."
At the time of the attack, Mrs Pelosi was House Speaker, a role second in line to the US presidency.
DePape now faces up to 20 years in prison for the attempted kidnapping charge, as well as an additional 30 years for assault on a federal official's family member.
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