Paul Pelosi, the husband of Home Speaker Nancy Pelosi, attended the Kennedy Heart Honors on Sunday in what gave the impression to be his first public look within the weeks since he was attacked at his house in October.
Paul Pelosi and President Joe Biden might be seen greeting one another as they sat down a number of seats aside on the forty fifth annual honors occasion on the John F. Kennedy Heart for the Performing Arts in Washington.
Pelosi, who was carrying a black hat after sustaining head accidents, was attacked by a person wielding a hammer at his and Nancy Pelosi’s house in San Francisco.
Pelosi had advised police that the suspect, David DePape, of Richmond, California, whom Pelosi mentioned he had by no means met earlier than, had come into his bed room whereas he was sleeping, in accordance with a federal indictment. He mentioned DePape had been on the lookout for Nancy Pelosi.
DePape advised investigators that the Home speaker was on a “goal checklist” he had put collectively as a part of a bid to “struggle tyranny.” He mentioned he regarded Nancy Pelosi because the “chief of the pack” of lies advised by the Democratic Get together, the indictment mentioned.
Officers responding to the incident discovered Pelosi and the suspect struggling over a hammer, which DePape allegedly used to strike Pelosi within the head earlier than being restrained by officers.
Pelosi was discharged from Zuckerberg San Francisco Common Hospital final month after present process surgical procedure to restore a cranium fracture and critical accidents to his proper arm and his palms.
A federal grand jury indicted DePape on assault and tried kidnapping expenses in November in reference to the incident.
DePape faces federal expenses for assault on a direct member of the family of a U.S. official with the intent to retaliate in opposition to the official over their skilled duties and tried kidnapping of a federal official over their skilled efficiency.
Actor George Clooney, composer Tania León, singers Gladys Knight and Amy Grant, had been amongst these to be celebrated at Sunday’s Kennedy Heart Honors, together with the members of U2.
Zoë Richards contributed.