In October 2022,Pelosi was severely assaulted after a man wielding a hammer broke into his San Francisco home. Pelosi survived with a skull fracture. The assailant, David DePape, initially targeting Pelosi's wife, was convicted of federal offenses in 2023.[2]
Pelosi founded and runs theventure capital firm Financial Leasing Services, Inc., through which he and his wife have a personal fortune of about $114 million.[11][12]
Pelosi's success in stock trading attracted media attention in the summer of 2021, leading to efforts to strictly control individual stock ownership by members of Congress.[13][14][15]
In 1957, at the age of 16, Pelosi lost control of a car that he was driving on Skyline Boulevard, one mile (1.5 kilometers) north ofCrystal Springs Dam inSan Mateo County, California[4] and crashed. His older brother David, who was a passenger in the car, died in the crash.[4] Moments before the crash, David had warned his brother to reduce speed.[4] Paul Pelosi was exonerated in the matter by thecoroner's jury.[16][17]
In May 2022, Paul Pelosi was arrested fordriving under the influence of alcohol inNapa County after he crashed into another car at an intersection.[19][20][16] Pelosi pleaded guilty in August 2022 and he was sentenced to five days in jail, paying $6,800 in fines and restitution, completing a DUI program, as well as three years ofprobation.[21][22][23]
In the early hours of October 28, 2022, an assailant broke into Pelosi's San Francisco home, shouted "Where's Nancy?", and subsequently attacked Pelosi with a hammer.[24][25] The suspect was taken into police custody, while Pelosi was hospitalized with blunt force injuries.[24][26] He underwent skull surgery after the attack and was discharged from hospital on November 3.[27][28] The suspect, 42-year-old David DePape, told police he was on "a suicide mission" and wanted to take Nancy Pelosi hostage, question her, and break her kneecaps if she lied.[29] DePape was charged with multiple crimes including assault, attempted homicide, and attempted kidnapping. He pleaded not guilty to all state charges.[30][31][32]
Pelosi first returned to public view over a month later, when he appeared with his wife at theKennedy Center Honors. He wore a hat and a glove to conceal his injuries.[33]
DePape was convicted on federal charges on November 16, 2023.[34][2] On May 17, 2024, he was sentenced to 30 years in prison.[35] In October 2024, DePape was sentenced to life without parole in state prison.[36]
When asked byAnderson Cooper about her husband's condition in June 2024, over a year and a half after the attack, Nancy Pelosi replied, "He's making progress. He's about 80% there, physically. Traumatically, it's terrible."[37]
