House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her husband Paul Pelosi, attend a Holy Mass led by Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Basilica in June.
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Someone broke into Nancy Pelosi’s San Francisco home early Friday morning, her office said.
Pelosi was not home at the time, and her husband was “violently assaulted,” the office said.
Paul Pelosi was taken to the hospital and is expected to make a full recovery.
An unknown individual broke into Nancy Pelosi’s San Francisco home early Friday morning and “violently assaulted” her husband, the House speaker’s office said.
“The assailant is in custody and the motivation for the attack is under investigation,” Pelosi’s office said in a Friday morning statement, adding that her husband Paul was taken to the hospital, where he “is receiving excellent medical care and is expected to make a full recovery.”
The extent of his injuries is not immediately clear. Pelosi’s office said she was not in San Francisco at the time of the incident.
“The Speaker and her family are grateful to the first responders and medical professionals involved, and request privacy at this time,” the office continued.
The Pelosi’s home was previously targeted by vandals in January 2021. Then-Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s home was also vandalized. The safety of lawmakers and their families has taken on renewed importance in Washington following the January 6 Capitol riot and the 2017 congressional baseball practice shooting. The Capitol Police has said that threats to lawmakers are at an all-time higher. Already larger than some cities’ police departments, the officers responsible for protecting lawmakers has begun opening field offices nationwide, a move similar to how the Secret Service.
The couple wed in 1963 and have five children together. Pelosi has represented San Francisco for decades in the House, rising to become Speaker, the second in line to the presidency, twice.
Paul Pelosi, a venture capitalist, has been in the news frequently this year due to his voluminous stock trades. His status hung over negotiations over whether both members of Congress and their spouses would be subject to a ban on trading shares in individual companies. Earlier this summer, he was sentenced to five days in jail and three years of probation after pleading guilty to driving under the influence before crashing his car.
The San Francisco Police Department, US Capitol Police, and the US Secret Service did not immediately respond to Insider’s requests for comment.
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