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On Friday morning, the bodycam footage from the October 28, 2022 attack at the home of Paul and Nancy Pelosi was released. The 911 recording as well as the Capitol Police surveillance footage from the Pelosi property have also been released. Originally, local and Capitol law enforcement and the San Francisco District Attorney’s Office were withholding this information from the public. That is, until a press coalition filed a lawsuit for its release. Since the footage had already been played during the preliminary hearing, which was open to the public, San Francisco Judge Stephen Murphy ordered the footage be released for public consumption.

One of the reasons San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins gave for not wanting the public to see the video or hear the audio was,

“I think what’s clear is that this case is vulnerable to misinformation.”

The attorney for David DePape also feared that the release of the footage would result in his client not receiving a fair trial and that it would fuel conspiracy theories.

Welp! Too late. Now that the footage has been released and viewed, I do not see it helping anyone’s case, least of all the prosecution’s.

Here is the full feed from the Bongino Report.

WATCH:

Take note that the officer responding to the call does not want to immediately escalate with a lot of presence, which in my opinion points to the fact that this is not unusual behavior for Paul Pelosi and they have done this dance before.

Some of my RedState colleagues feel as though the footage answers questions that existed because of the conflicting reports from the San Francisco Police Department and the San Francisco District Attorney’s Office. Jim Thompson thinks that the tape,

“makes Pelosi look pretty good.”

On the 911 call and this corresponding footage, Nick Arama had this to say,

“He’s trying to tell the operator everything is all right, not to antagonize the dude, while telling her, ‘I don’t know him’ and I need help.”

Nick Arama also felt as though the latest footage dovetails much better with the reports and may well align with the currently available facts.

“Yeah, I think it isn’t inconsistent with it, which doesn’t mean there aren’t other questions it may not completely answer yet. Like, I’m not sure yet who opened the door.”

Senior Editor Joe Cunningham agrees with Arama,

“He sounded like he was trying to de-escalate a crazy person.”

In my analysis of the footage, Pelosi does not appear in a state of agitation. Maybe he was putting on his public face, maybe he was sloshed, but the things between him and DePape looked pretty chummy up until the moment that DePape raised the hammer. DePape did have his hand on Pelosi’s wrist while also holding the hammer. But, Pelosi does not appear to be trying to get away, nor does he appear to be trying to humor DePape either. Pelosi seems quite relaxed, still holding his drink.

Frankly, I’d love to see the toxicology reports for them both.

Of course, the Capitol Police footage highlighted by Nick Arama here shows DePape skulking in the back of the property, leaving, and then coming back with two bags full of the reported tools, of which he used some of those tools to break into the residence. But this still begs the question: Where was security on the property? And once DePape allegedly confronted Pelosi and asked, “Where’s Nancy?” Why would Pelosi allow someone who was a total stranger to wait for his very high-profile wife? Does their security not include a panic button or a panic room somewhere? If a panic room did exist, instead of going to the bathroom, Pelosi could have locked himself there and tripped an alarm.

Maybe I watch too many thrillers, but for me, these are just a few of the things that still do not add up. We will be hearing analysis all weekend from all quarters, and you may even get some more insights from yours truly. But as of now, suffice it to say that the footage doesn’t clear up much. If anything, it muddies the water and makes one wonder whether both Pelosis were complicit in some way, in my view. The reason why this story has been so vulnerable to misinformation is because everyone involved, including the Pelosis, is not telling the truth.

On Thursday’s episode of Fox News’ Hannity, attorney Mark Geragos was inclined to feel the same, and said as much.

His exact quote:

“It does not help the prosecution. It’s going to ask more questions than answers.”

If you can’t stand Sean Hannity’s long intros (I cannot), it’s about 1:33 minutes in.