Pelosi becomes the first former president to get a security detail in a year
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Nancy Pelosi is the first former House Speaker to be given a full-time security detail for a year, a move that came after her husband, Paul Pelosi, was attacked and beaten by a man who was attacking her.
Buried in the 4,155-page blanket bill that funded the government this year is the provision that covers your protection detail for the next 12 months. Previous speakers lost their federal security shortly after leaving work.
The legislation requires the US Capitol Police to conduct a threat assessment for former speakers and, if warranted, said former speaker will receive a protection detail from the US Capitol Police for a period of not more than one year from the date you leave that position. .’
Pelosi, who was awarded the title of emeritus speaker, was seen with three security officers in suits and headsets following her around the Capitol on Wednesday.
‘Shall we go?’ he told them as he left the Chamber floor after the vote. She walked towards the elevator with the three men surrounding her.
Nancy Pelosi is the first former House Speaker to receive a one-year security detail; On top of her protection detail, she follow her into the Capitol.
Pelosi, 82, is one of the county’s most famous women and an incredibly divisive figure, inspiring intense love or pure hate.
The United States Capitol Police declined to discuss the details of his protection.
“For security reasons, the USCP does not discuss possible/potential security measures for any member of Congress,” the US Capitol Police told DailyMail.com in a statement.
Pelosi’s office did not respond to a request for comment.
After the year is over, the USCP must conduct another threat assessment to see if protection should be extended further.
In 2021, Pelosi was the subject of 632 threat cases opened by the USCP. At least 24 of those threats were submitted to the Justice Department for possible prosecution. She was the target of the MAGA mob that stormed the Capitol on January 6. Her office was raided and vandalized.
Threats against legislators have increased in recent years, picking up after the January 6 insurrection. In 2022, the USCP investigated 7,501 threats against members of Congress, according to new figures released in January.
Pelosi, like all Speakers of the House of Representatives, had an extensive security team when she held the highest position in the House, which also put her in the line of succession for the presidency.
The San Francisco police body camera image shows suspect David DePape with Paul Pelosi at Pelosi’s home in San Francisco.
Nancy Pelosi is one of the most famous women in America and has long been a political target; above Richard Barnett, a Trump supporter, she was one of the people who broke into his Capitol Hill office during the January 6 insurrection.
Broken glass in Pelosi’s office on Capitol Hill after the January 6 insurrection: rioters vandalized her office
David DePape attacked Paul Pelosi with a hammer, said he had been looking for the speaker
But his security shield was compromised after David DePape was able to break into his San Francisco home, where he attacked Paul Pelosi with a hammer. He said that he was actually looking for the speaker.
Pelosi was in Washington DC at the time and the USCP later said that was the reason there was no 24/7 security camera monitoring around her home.
Footage released by Capitol Police surveillance cameras showed DePape lurking outside Pelosi’s San Francisco home for about four minutes.
The video shows DePape walking to a glass-paneled door, leaving, then returning with a large backpack and two other bags.
He put down all the items and took out a hammer, stopping to put on his gloves and using it to smash through the glass door so he could get through an opening. Speaking to detectives later, DePape said he hurt his hand breaking the glass.
Paul Pelosi was able to call 911. Footage released by San Francisco police officers’ body cameras showed him being violently attacked by DePape during the Oct. 28 raid.
The video shows two police officers arriving at Pelosi’s house, knocking on the door, and waiting about 20 seconds before they answer.
Paul, wearing a pajama top and boxer shorts, answers the door as he and DePape vie for control of a hammer.
He tries to twist the hammer out of DePape’s hand, but the suspect regains control of the weapon and begins swinging multiple times. The San Francisco police rush to arrest DePape.
Paul Pelosi required brain surgery after the attack. He has returned to the speaker’s side, attending the official unveiling of his portrait on Capitol Hill and other events.
David DePape called a local television station to say he was “sorry we didn’t get more of them” and that he should have been “better prepared” when he attacked Paul Pelosi on October 28.
A screenshot from Capitol Police security footage shows David DePape outside Pelosi’s home.
Paul Pelosi has started appearing at events again with Nancy Pelosi; above, he is with her at the Capitol in January.
DePape, 42, has not been sorry.
Last week, he called KTVU TV to tell viewers that he had an “important message for everyone in America,” and proceeded to tell the audience, “You’re welcome.” [for the Pelosi attack].’
‘I want to apologize to everyone. I ruined it. What I did was very bad. I’m so sorry I didn’t get more of them. It’s my fault. No one else is to blame. I should have come better prepared,” he continued.
Nancy Pelosi has said she will not see the images.
“I mean, it would be very difficult to see an assault on my husband’s life,” she said.