"House Speaker Mike Johnson, a Louisiana Republican, has yet to formally unveil the plaque. And the Trump administration's Department of Justice is seeking to dismiss a police officers' lawsuit asking that it be displayed as intended. The Architect of the Capitol, which was responsible for obtaining and displaying the plaque, said in light of the federal litigation, it cannot comment."
"Determined to preserve the nation's history, some 100 members of Congress, mostly Democrats, have taken it upon themselves to memorialize the moment. For months, they've mounted poster board-style replicas of the Jan. 6 plaque outside their office doors, resulting in a Capitol complex awash with makeshift remembrances. "On behalf of a grateful Congress, this plaque honors the extraordinary individuals who bravely protected and defended this symbol of democracy on Jan. 6, 2021," reads the faux bronze stand-in for the real thing."
The official plaque honoring police who defended the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, is absent from its required public display and is believed to be in storage. House Speaker Mike Johnson has not unveiled the plaque, and the Department of Justice is seeking to dismiss police officers' lawsuit demanding its display. The Architect of the Capitol says it cannot comment because of federal litigation. About 100 members of Congress have mounted poster-board replicas outside their offices as makeshift memorials. The plaque was intended near the Capitol's west front, where violent fighting occurred as rioters breached the building. Visitors can pass without a formal reminder of the Jan. 6 attack.
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