Nancy Pelosi's daughter says she doesn't know if the 'emotional scars' left after violent attack on her father 'will ever heal'
- Alexandra Pelosi says she hasn't slept since her father, Paul Pelosi, was attacked.
- "It's really tough," Alexandra Pelosi told CBS News.
The daughter of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said her father is "getting better" and opened up about having sleepless nights since he was brutally attacked in his California home earlier this year.
"He's getting better every day. I mean, he looks like Frankenstein," Alexandra Pelosi told CBS News in an interview scheduled to be released on Sunday. "The scars are healing, but I think the emotional scars, I don't know if those will ever heal."
"That's tough. It's really tough," she continued. "I don't think it's okay for an 82-year-old man to be attacked in his home in the middle of the night because of whatever his wife does for work."
Paul Pelosi was attacked with a hammer by a man, identified as 42-year-old David DePape, who entered his San Francisco home looking for his wife. According to reports, the intruder shouted, "Where is Nancy? Where is Nancy?" during the October incident. However, police said Nancy Pelosi was in Washington, DC, at the time.
During the interview, Alexandra Pelosi spoke about the harrowing impact the attack has had on her, adding that she hasn't "slept since the night my father was attacked," CBS News reported.
Following the incident, the federal official said that her husband, who suffered from blunt-force trauma to his head and body, had surgery and is expected to make a full recovery.
In November, Nancy Pelosi said that she was stepping down as Democratic leader, and before the announcement, was transparent in an interview with CNN that the attack will play a role in her decision.
Alexandra Pelosi, a filmmaker, is set to release a documentary about her mother titled "Pelosi in The House" on HBO on December 13, according to CBS News.
Earlier this week, Paul Pelosi was spotted for the first time with his wife by his side sporting a hat and gloves at the Kennedy Center Honors in DC.