Paul Pelosi had surgery for skull fracture after home attack
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband Paul "underwent successful surgery to repair a skull fracture and serious injuries to his right arm and hands," following an attack at their San Francisco home, according to the California Democrat's spokesperson.
The big picture: The attack early Friday morning came amid an uptick in threats against members of Congress and a series of security incidents over the summer.
Driving the news: The suspect — who police identified as 42-year-old David DePape — was looking for the speaker, per a source briefed on the attack. The source said that before the attack, DePape confronted Paul Pelosi, shouting, "Where is Nancy, where is Nancy?"
Paul Pelosi's doctors expect him to make a "full recovery," the House speaker's spokesperson Drew Hammill said in a statement.
DePape will be charged with multiple felonies including attempted homicide for allegedly attacking Paul Pelosi, the 82-year-old husband of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, early Friday morning at their San Francisco home, San Francisco Police Chief William Scott said during a news conference Friday.
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