Capitol Police open 'fast-track' internal review after Paul Pelosi attack [ad_1]

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Capitol Police open 'fast-track' internal review after Paul Pelosi attack

Rachel Schilke

November 02, 05:11 PM November 02, 05:11 PM

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U.S. Capitol Police are fast-tracking an internal review after an attack on Paul Pelosi landed him in the hospital with severe injuries.

Pelosi was violently attacked on Friday after David Depape, 42, allegedly hit him with a hammer while he was waiting for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to come home so he could break "her kneecaps" if she did not tell him the "truth." Depape has pleaded not guilty.

The department received funding from Congress after Jan. 6, 2021, which led to providing more security on and around Capitol Hill as well as retention and obtaining new officers.

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"Now we will fast-track the work we have already been doing to enhance the protection of Members outside of Washington, D.C., while also providing new protective options that will address concerns following Friday’s targeted attack," the press release stated.

Security cameras monitoring the Pelosi residence in San Francisco were not as actively monitored as they are when House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is there, Capitol Police previously stated.

The Capitol Police said the agency's "brave men and women" are working "around the clock" to meet the mission.

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"In the meantime, a significant change that will have an immediate impact will be for people across our country to lower the temperature on political rhetoric before it’s too late," the press release stated.

The speaker said her husband has been making "steady progress on what will be a long recovery process."

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