Footage of the attack on Paul Pelosi, husband of the former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, has been made public on Friday morning, following petitions from news agencies to release the footage.
The video shows the events of October 28, 2022, when 42-year-old David DePape allegedly broke into the Pelosis’ residence in San Francisco, California, in what he has said was an attempt to assault the top Democrat, who was not at home at the time.
Instead, DePape encountered 82-year-old Paul Pelosi, beating him with a hammer and leaving Pelosi with a fractured skull, as well as injuries to his arms and hands. Pelosi survived his injuries but has been seen wearing a hat and gloves in public following the attack.
The images released on Friday include body-camera footage from the police who first arrived at the Pelosis’ house. Some of the footage had been previously shown in a preliminary hearing in open court last month.
“What’s going on man?” an officer can be heard saying, as body-camera footage shows the two men — DePape in a hoodie, Pelosi in a long T-shirt and dark sleep shorts — engaged in a tug-of-war over a hammer.
“Everything’s good,” DePape responds. The officer commands the men to “drop the hammer,” before asking, “What is going on right here?” It is at that point that DePape regains control of the hammer and takes a dramatic swing at Paul Pelosi, who tries to escape the blow.
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