WASHINGTON — Home Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband, Paul Pelosi, was “violently assaulted” early Friday morning by an assailant who broke into their dwelling in San Francisco, in response to an announcement from her workplace.
“Early this morning, an assailant broke into the Pelosi residence in San Francisco and violently assaulted Mr. Pelosi. The assailant is in custody and the motivation for the assault is underneath investigation,” stated spokesman Drew Hammill.
“Mr. Pelosi was taken to the hospital, the place he’s receiving wonderful medical care and is anticipated to make a full restoration,” Hammill added.
The Home speaker was not in San Francisco on the time of the assault, the assertion stated.
“The speaker and her household are grateful to the primary responders and medical professionals concerned, and request privateness presently,” it stated.
The assertion did not present any further particulars about how the suspect broke into their dwelling, how Pelosi’s husband, 82, was attacked and any accidents he might need sustained.
The assault comes lower than two weeks earlier than the 2022 midterm elections.
In August, Paul Pelosi pleaded responsible to driving drunk, inflicting harm. He was sentenced to 5 days in jail and three years of probation stemming from a Could 28 crash in Napa County, north of San Francisco.
