Minutes passed before Capitol Police reviewed footage in Pelosi home break-in, reports say

WASHINGTON — U.S. Capitol Police security camera footage that captured the violent break-in at House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's home before the assault of her husband was not immediately reviewed or looked at by Capitol Police, reports say. 

Citing a person familiar with the matter, The New York Times reported Wednesday that minutes passed before an officer reviewed the footage of the break-in at the Pelosi's residence. When Capitol Police became aware of the attack, Pelosi's husband, Paul, had already called 911 and San Francisco police officers were on the scene. 

The Washington Post previously reported that Capitol Police were not monitoring the real time feed during the break-in and assault of Paul Pelosi. The Capitol Police camera caught a man breaking a glass panel to enter the Pelosi's home, three people familiar with how Capitol Police learned of the break-in told The Washington Post.

U.S. Capitol Police are responsible for monitoring hundreds of security camera feeds, The New York Times reported.

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The hammer-wielding attacker violently assaulted Paul inside the family’s San Francisco home last Friday and was targeting the longtime California lawmaker, who was in Washington, D.C.

The suspect, David DePape, was arrested after the early morning Friday break-in. He called out "Where is Nancy?" when entering the Pelosi's home before attacking Paul Pelosi.

DePape, 42, pleaded not guilty Tuesday in his first court appearance since the assault that underscored the threat of violence against public officials. He faces federal charges of assault on a family member of a U.S. official as well as attempted murder and attempted kidnapping.

Capitol Police flagged the unmonitored minutes that passed when conducting a security review. The review also found San Francisco police had stopped keeping a car in front of the Pelosi's residence as they had been doing since the Jan. 6 attack, The New York Times reported. 

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Paul Pelosi underwent successful surgery following the attack, according to Drew Hammill, Nancy Pelosi's spokesman.

A nationwide Department of Homeland Security memo Friday warned that "domestic violent extremists (DVEs) across the ideological spectrum pose a heightened threat to the 2022 midterm elections."

The memo, issued the same day as the Pelosi attack, said lone offenders with heightened election-related zealotry may justify violent attacks.

"Violence will largely be dependent on drivers such as personalized ideological grievances and the accessibility of potential targets throughout the election cycle," said the memo, obtained by USA TODAY.