In the almost two years since the Capitol insurrection, in which supporters of former President Donald Trump broke into the Capitol and hunted House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and members of Congress, threats to lawmakers and their families have increased sharply. Early Friday, an assailant looking for Pelosi broke into her San Francisco home and used a hammer to attack her husband Paul, who suffered blunt-force injuries and was hospitalized. The attack on Paul Pelosi happened when Nancy Pelosi was out of town, which meant there was less of a security presence in their home. That security apparatus doesn’t always extend to families when the member isn’t at home, however, making spouses like Paul Pelosi more vulnerable. “The attack on Paul Pelosi is not only an attack on Nancy Pelosi and her family,” Davis said.
