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On Friday, the San Francisco Superior Court released video and audio recorded during last year’s attack on Nancy Pelosi’s husband Paul Pelosi. This includes police body camera footage depicting the moment of the attack and a police interview of the alleged perpetrator in which he admitted that he wanted to hold a trial. Hostage of the Speaker of the House at the time.
The video and audio files were released after a California court ruled that the district attorney’s office must release the materials.
One of the videos shows body camera footage of officers arriving at his home when Pelosi was attacked on Oct. 28, 2022. Footage shows the chaos at the moment the alleged perpetrator, David DePape, attacks.
In the video, both Paul Pelosi and DePappe appeared to have their hands on the hammer, and DePappe was holding Pelosi’s arm as the officer opened the door.
“Drop the hammer,” says the officer.
“Um, no,” Depapu replies.
Depapu then grabbed the hammer from Pelosi’s hand and lunged at him while punching him in the head. The police rushed into the house, subdued Depap, and handcuffed him.
In addition to body camera footage, the files include audio of a police interrogation with DePappe, a 911 call made by Paul Pelosi while DePappe was in the house, and surveillance video showing DePappe breaking into the house. It contains.
The file was evidence at the court’s preliminary hearing. The court’s decision mandating the release of the materials follows a motion by a coalition of news outlets, including CNN, arguing that the situation regarding the House Speaker’s residence at the time called for transparency.
Depapu’s attorney opposed the release of the audio and video, arguing that writing it would “irrevocably undermine” his right to a fair trial. Depp has pleaded not guilty to a series of state and federal crimes related to the attack, including assault and attempted murder.
Speaking briefly to reporters on Friday afternoon, Nancy Pelosi said, “I have absolutely no intention of seeing a fatal assault on my husband’s life.” It will take more time,” he said, adding that he did not intend to make any further official comments on the incident.
In a taped interview with DePape by a San Francisco police officer after his arrest in October, DePappe admitted to attacking Paul Pelosi and planned to take Nancy Pelosi hostage when she broke into her San Francisco home. explained.
“Yeah, I mean, I’m not trying to get around this, so I know exactly what I did,” DePape said toward the beginning of the 17-minute audio clip. .
“Well, I was basically going to take her hostage and talk to her,” DePappe said of Nancy Pelosi. If she had lied, I would have broken her kneecap.
In the interview, DePape embraced conspiracy theories about Democrats and Pelosi, complained about the Democrats’ “criminal turmoil,” and baselessly claimed that Nancy Pelosi and the Democrats were spying on former President Donald Trump’s campaign.
“They are criminals,” Depapu said.
Cops walked DePape through breaking into Pelosi’s home and meeting Paul Pelosi. When asked why he didn’t leave after Paul Pelosi called the police, DePape likened himself to the Founding Fathers fighting Britain.
“When I left home, I left home to fight tyranny. I didn’t leave there to surrender,” he said.
Depp explained why Paul Pelosi attacked him when he had a hammer after police arrived. “And I told him I’d go through him. I hit you.”
In the 911 audio, Pelosi appeared to subtly communicate to the coordinator that he was in danger while Depapp listened.
“There’s a gentleman here waiting for my wife to come back, Nancy Pelosi. He’s just waiting for her to come back, but she hasn’t been here for days. I think we have to wait.
“He thinks everything is fine. I have a problem, but he thinks everything is fine,” Pelosi said at another point in the 2:56 recording. .
The dispatcher asked Pelosi if she knew who the man was, but Pelosi said she didn’t. “He’s telling me to put the phone down and do what he says,” Pelosi said.
“What is David?” the dispatcher asked.
“I don’t know,” said Pelosi.
Depapu then spoke on the phone. “I am their friend,” he said.
“He says he’s a friend. But like I said…” Pelosi said.
“But you don’t know who he is?” the dispatcher responded.
“No ma’am,” said Pelosi.
In surveillance footage, DePappe is seen breaking into Pelosi’s home. The scene was captured by a Capitol Police security camera installed at Pelosi’s San Francisco residence.
The attack on Paul Pelosi was a factor in Nancy Pelosi’s decision to step down as leader of the House Democratic Party, she previously said.
According to court documents, DePappe allegedly woke Paul Pelosi after 2 a.m. with a large hammer and some white zip ties and demanded: where’s nancy He then threatened to detain Paul Pelosi and prevented him from escaping the elevator, according to the documents. Depapu is later said to have told him, “I can get you out.”
After the attack, Paul Pelosi underwent surgery “to repair a fractured skull and serious injuries to his right arm and hand,” a spokesperson for Nancy Pelosi said in a statement. On Thursday, Nancy Pelosi said her husband’s recovery is “one day at a time.”She said she wasn’t sure if she would watch the video when it was released. .
This story has been updated with additional reports.
