Couple Pelosi (2018)
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Nancy and Paul Pelosi have been married for almost 60 years and they both have five children together.
Paul Pelosi is a wealthy businessman.
However, he is currently in trouble with the law.
On Thursday (local time) Pelosi was officially charged with an accident in the past month.
The 82-year-old was driving his Porsche in Napa Country, north of San Francisco.
In the late evening hours of May 28, he collided with another driver in an SUV.
Apparently he was slightly injured.
Police found Pelosi to have an elevated blood alcohol level.
Authorities say he could face a short prison sentence if convicted.
In addition, there is a long probationary period.
On the night of the accident, Pelosi was released after a few hours at the station on bail of $5,000.
The couple owns a winery in Napa.
The news site "The Hill" quoted a spokesman for Nancy Pelosi (82) at the time as saying that the Democrat did not comment on the "private matter".
She was not in California at the time of the incident, but on the US East Coast.
Nancy Pelosi is considered one of the most powerful politicians in the country: As Chair of the House of Representatives, she is currently number three in the state, after US President Joe Biden and his deputy Kamala Harris.
Trouble with the Archbishop of San Francisco
Pelosi recently made headlines after the Archbishop of San Francisco barred the Democrat leader from Holy Communion.
In a letter to the President of the US House of Representatives, Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone justified the exclusion with her support for the right to abortion.
This is contrary to Christian teaching.
Cordileone therefore banned the 82-year-old practicing Catholic from taking communion in his archdiocese in May.
Should Pelosi appear anyway, the priest must not let her participate.
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