Nancy Pelosi reacts to the recently released video of the attack on her husband

Video footage of the brutal assault on Rep. Nancy Pelosi’s husband, Paul Pelosi, was released from a television camera, and the congresswoman shared her thoughts on the disturbing video. Speaking to reporters on Capitol Hill on Friday, Pelosi said she “didn’t intend” to see her husband attacked.

Paul Pelosi, 82, was attacked at the couple’s home in San Francisco in October. A man later identified as David DePape broke into the house with a hammer, and Pelosi called the police. At the time, the congresswoman was in Washington, DC.

When the police arrived, their body cameras recorded the attack on Paul Pelosi. On Friday, footage from the body camera was released after San Francisco Superior Court Judge Stephen M. Murphy ruled there was no reason to keep it under wraps.

In the video, the police knock on the front door, to which Pelosi responds with DePape standing next to him. Both of them are holding a hammer, and after a few seconds of talking to the police, DePape swings it at Pelosi. The cops attack DePape and arrest him.

In addition to body-camera footage, audio of Pelosi’s 911 call, footage from Capitol police’s surveillance cameras outside the home, and an interview with DePape by a police officer were also released Friday.

The former Speaker of the House did not hear the 911 call or “confession,” she told reporters Friday, apparently referring to the video of the interview. “I didn’t see the break-in and absolutely don’t intend to see a fatal attack on my husband’s life,” she said.

Rep. Nancy Pelosi said her husband is “making progress, but it will take longer.” Paul Pelosi’s injuries included a skull fracture requiring surgery and injuries to the arms and hands.

She told reporters that she would not talk about the case anymore, other than to thank people for their support and let them know about her husband’s progress.

Surveillance footage from outside the house shows the suspect peeking inside from the yard, putting on gloves and smashing a window with a hammer. Then he climbs through the window.

DePape allegedly intended to kidnap a longtime elected Democratic official and told officers he wanted to “break her kneecaps,” authorities said.

Authorities also found zip ties in Pelosi’s bedroom and hallway near the front door of the house, “a roll of duct tape, white string, one hammer, one pair of rubber and cloth gloves, and a magazine” in the suspect’s backpack.

DePape pleaded not guilty to all six counts.

Prosecutors showed footage of the attack in open court last month during a preliminary hearing, and after several media outlets demanded release of the footage shown in court, Murphy ordered the footage to be released earlier this week.

San Francisco Deputy Public Defender Adam Lipson, representing DePape, said he felt it was a “horrible mistake” to release the video and other evidence in the case.

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