Paul Pelosi has been released from a San Francisco hospital after recovering from surgery to repair a fractured skull and injuries to his arm and hand, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced Thursday.
“Paul is grateful to the 911 operator, emergency responders, trauma care team, ICU staff and the entire [Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital] medical staff for the outstanding and compassionate life-saving treatment he received following the violent attack on our home,” Nancy Pelosi said in a statement.
Paul Pelosi, husband of the speaker of the House, is at home resting just six days after the brutal attack last week, according to a source familiar with the matter, and the speaker confirmed in her statement.
“Paul remains under the care of doctors as he continues a long process of recovery and recovery,” said Nancy Pelosi. “He is now at home surrounded by his family who are asking for privacy.”
San Francisco police entered the home around 2:27 am. local time on Friday to find Pelosi fighting over a hammer with a man, who has since been identified as David DePap, according to the city’s police chief. Officers saw Depp “violently attack” Pelosi with the hammer before tackling him to the ground and arresting him.
Pelosi was taken to a hospital after the attack and underwent “successful surgery to repair a fractured skull and serious injuries to his right arm and hands,” Drew Hamill, a spokesman for Nancy Pelosi, said in a statement early Friday night. . He is expected to make a full recovery.
DePape pleaded not guilty Tuesday to all state charges during his initial court appearance.
He also waived his right to a hearing within 10 days during his appeal in a San Francisco courtroom. Judge Diane Northway set a hearing for Friday in San Francisco Superior Court to set a date for a preliminary hearing and bond setting.
DePape, 42, has been charged with a string of felonies, including assault, attempted murder and attempted kidnapping, after breaking into the couple’s San Francisco home last week, the U.S. attorney’s office and the San Francisco district attorney’s office announced Monday . He was charged with one count of “attempted kidnapping of a US official,” according to the US Attorney’s office for the Northern District of California. That charge relates to Nancy Pelosi, who Depp told police he planned to “hold hostage,” according to an FBI affidavit also unsealed Monday.
The attempted kidnapping charge carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison. He has yet to file an appeal in federal court.
The Department of Homeland Security said late Wednesday that DePape was in the United States illegally and could face deportation.
“US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) filed an immigration detainer on Canadian national David Depp at the San Francisco County Jail on November 1 following his arrest on October 28,” the department said.
This story has been updated with additional developments on Thursday.
title: “Paul Pelosi Is Out Of The Hospital " ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-09” author: “Joshua Sleeper”
Comment House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband, Paul Pelosi, who was attacked in his home last week by a hammer-wielding intruder, was released from a San Francisco-area hospital Thursday, according to a statement from the speaker’s office. Pelosi, 82, had been hospitalized since he was attacked in the early hours of October 28. He underwent surgery last week to repair a fractured skull and “serious injuries to his right arm and hands” and is expected to make a full recovery. according to the speaker’s office. The statement Thursday said that Paul Pelosi is at home and “remains under the care of doctors as he continues a long recovery process.” “The Pelosi family is grateful for the beautiful outpouring of love, support and prayers from around the world,” the statement said. What we know about the attack on Paul Pelosi and suspect David DePap The family also thanked the first responders and staff members at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital. David Wayne DePape, 42, faces multiple state and federal charges related to the attack on Paul Pelosi, including attempted murder, attempted kidnapping and assault with a deadly weapon. DePape told police he was on a “suicide mission” and had a list of state and federal politicians as part of his effort to combat “lies” coming out of Washington, prosecutors said in court documents. There is another hearing in DePape’s state case scheduled for Friday, but he waived his right to appear, according to his public defender, and is not expected in the courtroom. San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins said De Pape was looking for the House speaker when he entered the home in San Francisco’s Pacific Heights neighborhood. The cry of “Where’s Nancy?” echoed the voices of rioters searching for the speaker during the January 6, 2021 attack on the US Capitol. The incident sparked informal discussions among lawmakers about the appropriate levels of security for themselves and their loved ones. Pelosi is second in line for the presidency. Capitol Police installed cameras around Pelosi’s home more than eight years ago, the Washington Post reported, but officers tasked with monitoring the 1,800 cameras surveying the Capitol and beyond noticed her home Pelosi only when they saw the police respond. Much of her security detail left her home after Pelosi left San Francisco last week and returned to Washington, according to The Post. DePape entered the home by breaking a glass door with a hammer, according to investigators. Pelosi called 911 asking to use the bathroom, where his phone was charging, police said. When officers arrived, they saw the men struggling over the hammer. Both men were told to drop the hammer before DePape “immediately drew the hammer” and “violently attacked” Pelosi with it, San Francisco Police Chief William Scott said. A court filing details what DePape told San Francisco police investigators, who recorded their interview with DePape. Investigators say he told them Pelosi was “the ‘leader of the pack’ of lies told by the Democratic Party” and that he planned to hold her hostage and break her knees if she lied to him, which “would show to other members of The Congress had consequences to actions’. CNN first reported Paul Pelosi’s release from the hospital.
