” Kind of like a half asleep husband that grabs a bat or pipe when they hear noises down stairs in the middle of the night.”
Quick, where is the closest hammer to your bedroom? How many heavy blunt objects did you pass to get to it?
The perp may well have been carrying it. He probably used it to break in the back door first.
Could have been the first thing spotted, was just laying handy from earlier use, etc. etc. You’re half asleep, it’s dark, they’re are 100 different reasons that don’t necessarily point to anything nefarious.
A few years back I remember hearing something downstairs in the middle of the night and grabbed a tennis racket. Hardly the wisest choice considering.
When is the last time Paul Pelosi actually swung a hammer maybe 50 years ago? If you asked Paul a week ago to find a hammer in his home would he even know where to look for one? Not buying any of this flimsy narrative.