Paul Pelosi Attack Video, Released

On Friday, a California court disclosed CCTV and bodycam footage of the attack on Paul Pelosi, husband of former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, at their San Francisco residence in October 2022.

The San Francisco County Superior Court released the video after Judge Stephen Murphy dismissed prosecutors' bid to keep it secret two days earlier. The incident on October 28 sent 82-year-old Paul Pelosi to the hospital for emergency surgery on a fractured skull.

Paul Pelosi Attack Video

A part of the video depicts cops knocking on Pelosi's door, followed by the door opening to reveal Paul Pelosi and suspect David DePape.

DePape says, "Everything is good," as he and Paul Pelosi both have one hand on a hammer, and DePape places a hand on Pelosi's wrist. Pelosi looks to have something in his other hand. The officer then yells, "Drop the hammer!" as he shines his spotlight on the two males.

DePape is then shown swinging the hammer at Pelosi, who seems to be attempting to withdraw before being struck as the hammer breaks away. Per Fox News, the second black-and-white footage depicts DePape approaching the Pelosis' San Francisco residence and dumping many bags on the ground. After rummaging through the luggage, he reportedly grabbed a hammer from his clothes and began swinging at a glass door, finally entering the residence.

DePape, 42, has pled not guilty to all state counts, including attempted murder, assault with a dangerous weapon, and elder abuse. For the alleged home invasion, he has also pleaded not guilty to federal counts of assaulting an immediate family member of a federal official and attempted kidnapping of a federal officer.

The incident triggered outrage, ridicule, lurid conspiracy theories, enhanced security, warnings of a "heightened threat" from domestic extremists ahead of the midterm elections in November, and worries that the harsh rhetoric of far-right organizations like QAnon is increasingly erupting into violence.

When her husband called 911 from their home in Pacific Heights, an upscale San Francisco neighborhood with expansive views of the bay and the Golden Gate Bridge, Nancy Pelosi was in Washington, DC.

Heather Grives, an emergency dispatcher, answered Paul Pelosi's phone at 2:23 a.m. According to the police, Paul Pelosi communicated with her in "code," signaling that something was wrong while trying to disguise the fact that he was on the phone.

In a police radio tape, a dispatcher described the incident: "RP [reporting person] claimed that there is a guy in residence, and he is waiting for his wife. RP indicated that he does not know who the man is, but he was informed that his name is David, and he is a buddy. The RP sounded quite perplexed."

Two minutes later, at 2:31 a.m., the cops discovered Paul Pelosi and another guy struggling with a hammer. At a news conference later that day, on October 28, San Francisco police chief Bill Scott lauded Grives for her "experience and intuition," stating, "She figured out that there was more to this situation than what she was being told. In my view, her activities led to a higher priority dispatch and a quicker police response."

Brooke Jenkins, district attorney of San Francisco, added, "I genuinely believe her efforts may have saved his life."

David DePape, a resident of neighboring Richmond, California, was charged on October 31 with attempted murder, burglary, assault with a dangerous weapon, elder abuse, false detention of age, and threats against a public official and their family.

The FBI also filed a criminal complaint against DePape for assaulting a federal official's family member and attempting to abduct a government official. Authorities claim that DePape gained access to the Pelosis' residence by smashing a rear glass door with a hammer, then ascending to the second floor, as per The Independent.

The Attacker Searched For Nancy Pelosi

There were no security officers since the United States government only sends bodyguards to prominent political individuals, not their families.

Once inside, DePape allegedly saw Paul Pelosi asleep in bed while wearing a baggy nightshirt and boxer briefs. He awakened Paul Pelosi and "confronted him about the whereabouts of Speaker Pelosi," yelling, "where is Nancy?" according to other sources.

News outlets stated that releasing the video was in the public interest and would allow them to disprove right-wing conspiracy theorists' baseless assertions about the incident.

Nancy Pelosi, a Democrat from California, told reporters earlier this week that she would find it "very difficult" to see footage of the incident. It would be tough to see an attempt on my husband's life."

The attorneys for DePape contended that the audio and video broadcast would "irreparably damage" his right to a fair trial. DePape has pleaded not guilty to many state and federal crimes, including assault and attempted murder, related to the attack.

Nancy Pelosi, who was in Washington, DC, at the time of the incident, resigned as House Speaker shortly after, The Telegraph via MSN reported.

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