Police officers file civil lawsuit seeking court order to hang Jan. 6 plaque at U.S. Capitol

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Two police officers who defended the Capitol during the Jan. 6, 2021 attack filed a federal civil lawsuit, asking a judge to order the hanging of a plaque to honor police heroes who protected the Capitol, lawmakers and staff from rioters.

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Two police officers who defended the Capitol during the Jan. 6, 2021 attack filed a federal civil lawsuit, asking a judge to order the hanging of a plaque to honor police heroes who protected the Capitol, lawmakers and staff from rioters.

The lawsuit cites a 2022 law signed by President Biden that required the honorary plaque be hung by March 2023. The plaque has been completed and in storage since at least last year, but GOP House Speaker Mike Johnson has not committed to installing it at the Capitol.

The dispute over the plaque has angered victims and inflamed a politically divisive issue on Capitol Hill. Republican leaders, who control the administration of the Capitol complex, have not honored requests by some officers and Democratic colleagues to hang the plaque, as required under federal law.

In their lawsuit, former Capitol Police Officer Harry Dunn and D.C. Metropolitan Police Officer Daniel Hodges argue President Trump has spun conspiracy theories about Jan. 6, that have been adopted by his Republican allies in Congress.

"After Congress passed the law, the politics of January 6 began to change. Donald Trump began to call the attack on the Capitol a 'day of love,' and said that 'the cops should be charged and the protesters should be freed," the lawsuit said. "As Trump's political fortunes rebounded, elected officials began to parrot his claims about the day."

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1. Architect of the Capitol told House members he "had not received instructions from the Speaker to install the plaque"

That asshole Johnson is blocking this

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2. Federal suit over Jan 6 plaque is assigned to Judge Dabney Friedrich

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NEW: Federal suit over Jan 6 plaque is assigned to Judge Dabney Friedrich

Friedrich, a 2017 appointee, handled first Jan 6 crim. trial, which resulted in conviction

She also criticized some Jan 6 defendants for not showing remorse & an “inability to see the other perspective”