A San Francisco court has released video taken by police of the attack suffered by Paul Pelosi, husband of former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, last October. In the pictures, Pelosi and Daiv DePape, the attacker, fight over a hammer before the latter lunges at him to smack him.
Paul Pelosi, 82, was attacked at his home in the Pacific Heights neighborhood of San Francisco in late October in what appeared to be politically motivated. Depape, 42, was looking for the Democratic politician. “Where’s Nancy? Where’s Nancy?” he called as he showed up at the house and asked who was the third highest authority in the United States at the time, after the President and Vice President.
At 2:31 a.m., a San Francisco Police Department officer responding to the call arrived at Pelosi’s apartment and knocked on the front door. Pelosi opened it. As the video now shows, both were holding a hammer in one hand and DePape had grabbed Pelosi’s forearm with the other hand.
The agents asked what was going on. DePape replied that everything was fine. The agents then asked both to drop the hammer and the attacker took control of it and brandished it, hitting Pelosi in the head about 11 seconds after the door opened, the images show and the report reflected what happened Concurred with the advance of the San Francisco police.
DePape stated under cross-examination that Nancy Pelosi’s husband’s behavior in calling the police resulted in him “getting the punishment instead.” Paul Pelosi required surgery for a fractured skull and was hospitalized for six days.
In the video, which was captured with an officer’s body-worn camera, officers immediately restrain DePape while Pelosi lies unconscious on the ground. After the attacker was immobilized, agents pulled a cellphone, cash, and cards from his right pants pocket.
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The testimony of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agent investigating the case dispelled any doubts about the political motivation. According to the report in question, DePape, 42, was searching for Nancy Pelosi and intended to tie up her husband until his arrival, then held him hostage and interrogated the politician, whom he saw as the “leader of the pack” of government lies. Democratic Party. If he told her “the truth” he would let her go, but he was sure he wouldn’t. If he “lied,” he would “break his knees” so that he would have to use a wheelchair to get to Congress, and that would show other members of Congress that there were consequences for their actions.
The attacker confessed to these intentions during an interrogation recorded by San Francisco Police Department agents. DePape was charged with assault and attempted kidnapping, and the San Francisco District Attorney’s Office also announced charges against him for attempted murder and other crimes.
During cross-examination, DePape testified that he entered the house through a glass door with a hammer. Pelosi was in bed and the attacker woke her up and asked about Nancy Pelosi. Paul Pelosi replied that she was not there and that it would take a few days to return, and asked how they could resolve the situation and what she planned to do.
The attacker also stated that he wanted to tie Pelosi to sleep as he was tired. At this point, he began pulling zip ties from his pocket so he could tie up Pelosi’s husband, who made his way to another part of the house. He wanted to go to the elevator, where there is a phone, but the attacker stopped him and together they went back to the bedroom.
Pelosi was able to go to the bathroom and then call 911, the police number, according to the report, which contains the most detailed account yet. In the call at 2:23 a.m. Thursday through Friday, Pelosi said there was a man in the house named David whom she did not know and that she intended to wait for Nancy Pelosi.
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