Video released Friday shows the husband of Nancy Pelosi fighting for control of a hammer with his assailant during a brutal attack in the couple's San Francisco home last year. The body-camera footage shows suspect David DePape wrest the tool from 82-year-old Paul Pelosi and lunge toward him with the hammer over his head. The blow to Pelosi occurs out of view, and the officers—one of them cursing—rush into the house and subdue DePape, per the AP. Pelosi, apparently unconscious, can be seen lying facedown on the floor in his pajama top and underwear. The release comes after a coalition of news agencies sought access to the evidence, and a state court judge Wednesday ruled that there was no reason to keep the video secret.
The evidence includes portions of Paul Pelosi's 911 call on Oct. 28, as well as video images from Capitol police surveillance cameras, body cameras worn by the two police officers who arrived at the house, and video from suspect DePape's interview with police. The Capitol Police video shows DePape walk up to a glass-panel door, leave, and then return wearing a large backpack and carrying two other bags. He set all the items down and pulled out a hammer that he used to smash the door glass and step through an opening. DePape has pleaded not guilty in ongoing state and federal cases. He's being held in jail without bail. Nancy Pelosi was in Washington at the time and under the protection of her security detail, which doesn't extend to family members.
Her husband of nearly 60 years later underwent surgery to repair a skull fracture and serious injuries to his right arm and hands. He has since appeared in public wearing a hat and a glove that covered his wounds. Police have said DePape told them there was "evil in Washington" and he wanted to harm Nancy Pelosi because she was second in line to the presidency at the time. DePape told police he was on a "suicide mission," court documents say, and authorities have said he was drawn to conspiracy theories. Misinformation about the attack has been rampant, and the video's release may clear some of that up. (More Paul Pelosi stories.)
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