Graphic video of attack on Paul Pelosi is released

Video released Friday morning by a San Francisco court shows the man alleged to have attacked former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband Paul with a hammer, providing a chilling new look at the savage, politically-driven assault that shook the nation.

A state court judge ordered the release of the police body-camera video and of 911 calls to the public earlier this week.

David Depape of Richmond is accused of bludgeoning Paul Pelosi with a hammer in late October after allegedly breaking into the couple’s San Francisco home seeking to kidnap Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-san Francisco, who was House Speaker at the time and thus second in the line of presidential succession.

Police body-camera video shows officers — responding to a 911 call from Paul Pelosi made from a bathroom after Depape allegedly broke in — arriving at the

Pelosi home and using the knocker on the white door to call for someone to answer.

The door opens to a view of Paul Pelosi in a collared shirt and underwear, and a man later identified as Depape in blue sweatshirt and shorts, both holding onto a hammer with their right hands. Depape appears to be pulling the hammer away from Pelosi.

“What’s going on?” an officer asks.

“Everything’s good,”

Depape replies.

An officer commands, “Drop the hammer,” Depape responds, “Um, nope.”

Almost immediately after an officer says,

“What is going on right here?”, Depape yanks the hammer away from Paul Pelosi, who abruptly lurches backward away from Depape. Depape swings the hammer back and then launches a savage overhand swing, the impact taking place outside the camera’s view.

In a chaotic scene, the officers pile through the door and wrestle Depape to the ground in an attempt to subdue him. Paul Pelosi lies on the floor unconscious, snoring, with his feet bare, as the officers and Depape struggle just inches away.

Paul Pelosi, 82, underwent surgery to repair multiple skull fractures and was hospitalized for nearly a week after the attack.

Authorities have said they believe Depape broke into the Pelosi household shortly after 2 a.m. on

Oct. 28 seeking to kidnap Nancy Pelosi, the thenspeaker of the House and the second person in line for the presidency. He told investigators that he planned to break Nancy Pelosi’s kneecaps and wheel her in front of Congress to deliver a message to lawmakers that their actions carried “consequences” for their actions, prosecutors said at a December preliminary hearing.

But Nancy Pelosi was in Washington, and Paul Pelosi was sleeping in the couple’s bedroom.