House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband was “violently assaulted” after an attacker broke into their San Francisco home, her office said in a statement.

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The assailant severely beat Paul Pelosi with a hammer, the Associated Press reported, citing two people with knowledge of the investigation. He suffered blunt force trauma to his head and body.

Pelosi, 82, was taken to the hospital and is expected to make a full recovery, the speaker’s office said. Nancy Pelosi was not in San Francisco at the time of the assault.

The motive for the attack is under investigation, according to a joint statement from the U.S. Capitol Police, FBI and San Francisco Police. The joint inquiry appeared to underscore law enforcement’s increasing focus on the risk to public officials in the volatile political climate

The assailant is in custody, authorities said, but they did not release the person’s name.

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