Kudos to the cops for basically doing it by the book:
Judicial Watch obtained the records as a result of a June 14, 2022, Public Records Act request for information regarding Pelosi’s May 28, 2022, arrest in Napa, CA, for suspected alcohol intoxication while driving.
Video footage from Pelosi’s arrest depicts his interaction with the CHP officers. He first makes reference to himself as a “high profile person,” to which an officer responds, “right. I understand who you are. And I’m not out here to do anything to draw any negative attention to you. If you’ve being honest with me, there’s really nothing you should be worried about.”
Pelosi next invokes his wife’s name, telling the officers that his “wife, Nancy, is back on the East Coast.”
In response to Pelosi’s invocation, an officer says, “I’ll discuss with my supervisor – what he’s willing to do – just because we know you’re a high-profile person and I’ll consult with him what he wants to do at that point.”
Next, Pelosi insists that he should be able to call an Uber to pick him up but the officers explain that releasing a DUI suspect to an Uber driver is against county policy. But Pelosi insists that he will “give [the Uber driver] a tip or whatever the hell he needs.”
Pelosi continues to insist that an Uber driver pick him up but an officer responds, “Sir, we’ve done everything we can to work with you. Now we’re just dragging it out.” Pelosi replies, “May I speak with your captain please?” to which the officer says, “No, he already hung up. We’re going around in circles here.”
When asked for his driver’s license, Pelosi hands the police officer his donor card from the “11-99 Foundation,” a California Highway Patrol benevolent charity, along with his California driver’s license. Photos of Pelosi’s Porsche from the crash scene also show that his license plate bears the 11-99 Foundation’s logo.
The officer who arrested Paul Pelosi writes the following in his post-arrest supplemental report:
Throughout my conversation with [Pelosi], I observed the following objective signs and symptoms of alcohol intoxication: both of his eyes were red/watery, his speech was slurred, he had a strong odor of an alcoholic beverage coming from his person, and he failed to provide logical answers to multiple questions I asked.
Go here to read the rest. Probably the first time Paul Pelosi, or his wife, had been held accountable for anything in decades. Pro tip: When stopped for DUI the I’m someone important ploy rarely works anymore. Too much attention tends to be paid, the stops are recorded instantly usually and cops are trained to realize that cutting favors can be disastrous for them if they are found out.
Difficult to understand with their money why they don’t have a driver to take them when they go out drinking.
“Difficult to understand with their money why they don’t have a driver to take them when they go out drinking.”
For ordinary private citizens, that’s certainly true. But in my personal experience, people who are terribly impressed with their own perceived importance believe nothing bad can ever happen to them. They are surprised, often even outraged, when that belief is proven wrong.
If I were that CHP man I’d probably say, “Mr. Pelosi, you have my sympathies. If I had the misfortune of being married to Nancy, I’d be ten times as drunk as you are right now and I don’t even drink.”
Good point Greg! I can’t even imagine what it must be like being married to her.
I can’t even imagine what it must be like being married to her.
Remember the 85 year old Louise Slaughter running for re-election and flying back and forth between Washington and Rochester while her husband of 50-odd years was expiring from cancer. These people are not normal.