Paul Pelosi

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Police body-camera video of Paul Pelosi hammer attack released (The Guardian)

Footage shows husband of former House speaker opening door and an intruder as the two wrestle over a hammer.

“There’s too much violence – political violence – too much hatred, too much vitriol,” Biden said shortly after the attack. Glenn Youngkin, the Republican governor of Virginia, joked at a campaign event that voters would “send [Nancy Pelosi] back to be with him in California”. Last June, a man carrying a gun was arrested outside the home of the supreme court justice Brett Kavanaugh after threatening to kill him. In court testimony last month, a San Francisco police investigator recounted how DePape claimed there was “evil in Washington” and described his initial plans to kidnap the House speaker. Pelosi, 82, suffered a skull fracture and injuries to his hand and arm in the attack, requiring him to undergo surgery. But he says “Nope”, then manages to grab it and swing it and, just off camera, hits Pelosi in the head.

Bodycam footage shows moment of Paul Pelosi attack (BBC News)

A US court authorised the release of video from the October 2020 assault on Nancy Pelosi's husband.

He also sustained injuries to his hands and right arm. Police have previously said Mr DePape told them he was on a "suicide mission" when he smashed in the glass backdoor of the Pelosi home in the upmarket Pacific Heights neighbourhood. The video shows San Francisco police entering Mr Pelosi's home on the night of 28 October, where they see Mr DePape and Mr Pelosi both holding a hammer.

Video shows struggle for hammer during attack on Paul Pelosi (Messenger Newspapers)

Police bodycam footage shows David DePape wrest the tool from 82-year-old Paul Pelosi and lunge towards him.

Initially, the hammer is in the shadows and it takes about five seconds before a torch shows DePape holding the handle with his right hand and with his left hand clutching Mr Pelosi’s right hand, which is gripping the hammer head. San Francisco Officer Kolby Wilmes’ bodycam video begins with officers approaching the brick home and knocking on the door. Mr Pelosi was asleep at the couple’s home when DePape allegedly broke in. He has since appeared in public wearing a hat and a glove that covered his wounds. The Capitol Police video shows DePape walk up to a glass door, leave and then return wearing a large backpack and carrying two other bags. The release of the video came after news agencies including the Associated Press sought access to the evidence that prosecutors played in open court last month.

Paul Pelosi bodycam footage shows moment intruder hits 82-year ... (The Independent)

The video footage and a 911 call made by Mr Pelosi, 82, during the home invasion on 28 October was authorised for release by the San Francisco Superior Court ...

And I have absolutely no intention of seeing the deadly assault on my husband’s life.” He managed to call 911, and spoke in code so as not to alert Mr DePape. Mr DePape has pleaded not guilty to all state charges including attempted murder, assault with a deadly weapon and elder abuse. He continues to strike the door, gaining access a few minutes later. “I have not heard the 911 call, I have not heard the confession, I have not seen the break-in. Why are you here? [ the graphic video](/news/world/americas/crime/paul-pelosi-body-cam-video-attack-david-depape-b2270155.html) of the attack on her husband. Mr Pelosi repeats that he does not know the person, and says he is being told him to put the phone down: “He’s telling me not to do anything.” Police said Mr Pelosi was woken by the intruder in the bedroom of his and Ms Pelosi’s home in Pacific Heights, an affluent San Francisco neighbourhood, at around 2am on the night of the attack. [fuelled false speculation ](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/paul-pelosi-bodycam-footage-released-b2269921.html)that the attack was staged to cover up a an affair between Mr Pelosi and the intruder. The footage shows two San Francisco police officers arriving at the address to find Mr Pelosi, dressed in a shirt and underwear, and an intruder, identified by authorities as Mr DePape, both clutching a hammer near the front door. The video footage and a 911 call made by Mr Pelosi, 82, during the home invasion on 28 October was authorised for release by the San Francisco Superior Court after a submission by several media outlets.

Watch Paul Pelosi video: Bodycam of attack on Nancy's husband ... (Daily Mail)

WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT. A San Francisco court has released the police bodycam footage showing Paul Pelosi being violently assaulted with a hammer in his ...

He's telling me to put the phone down and I should do what he says. Paul: Oh well, there's a gentlemen here just waiting for me wife to come back, Nancy Pelosi. He said in a statement, 'Releasing this footage is disrespectful to Mr. But to have it be an assault on him because they were looking for me is really - call it survivor's guilt or something. Speaking with detectives later, DePape said he injured his hand in breaking the glass. DePape described his first interaction with Paul Pelosi saying: 'He was asking me, 'So what do you want to do?' I was like, 'Can I just tie you up? Kevin McCarthy as the new speaker. She is a dispatch supervisor with more than 23 years experience in the city's Department of Emergency Management. The recordings were not watched by officers in real time. The call came during a 16 hours shift for Grives. Officials later said Paul Pelosi woke up in a pool of his own blood. The video was released

Moment intruder hammered Paul Pelosi revealed in newly released ... (Metro)

Police body camera footage from the attack last October shows Paul Pelosi and the alleged attacker both holding a hammer.

She added that her husband was ‘making progress, but it will take more time’ for him to recover. Paul appears down on the ground after the assault. Paul initially says ‘I don’t think so’ when the dispatcher asks if he needs police, fire or medical help. Another video shows DePape breaking into the home. DePape is heard saying, ‘I’m a friend of theirs’, and the call ends with Paul telling the dispatcher that the stranger is insisting he get off the phone. However, Paul stresses that he does not know the man who entered their home.

Adam Kinzinger challenges Elon Musk for spreading Paul Pelosi ... (The Independent)

Hey @elonmusk care to react to the Pelosi video? You spread the big conspiracy,” the former member of Congress wrote on Twitter.

You spread the big conspiracy.” You spread the big conspiracy,” the former member of Congress wrote on Twitter [tweeted](https://twitter.com/AdamKinzinger/status/1619055573647118336): “Hey @elonmusk care to react to the Pelosi video?