{"id":2447023,"date":"2025-06-13T12:48:02","date_gmt":"2025-06-13T16:48:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jan-6-police-officers-sue-to-install-a-memorial-on-capitol-hill\/"},"modified":"2025-06-13T12:49:35","modified_gmt":"2025-06-13T16:49:35","slug":"jan-6-police-officers-sue-to-install-a-memorial-on-capitol-hill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jan-6-police-officers-sue-to-install-a-memorial-on-capitol-hill\/","title":{"rendered":"Jan. 6 police officers sue to install a memorial on Capitol Hill"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjan-6-police-officers-sue-to-install-a-memorial-on-capitol-hill%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2447023&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Two <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-sheriffs-tell-newsom-they-wont-enforce-covid-curfew\/\" title=\"California Sheriffs Tell Newsom They Won&#039;t Enforce COVID Curfew\">police officers<\/a>, Harry Dunn and Daniel Hodges, who defended the Capitol during the January 6, 2021, riot, have filed a lawsuit against the Architect of the Capitol, Thomas austin. The lawsuit urges the installation of a memorial plaque honoring the officers injured while protecting the Capitol. Despite Congress passing a law in 2022 that mandated the creation of this memorial, which had a one-year installation deadline, two years have passed without action. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/oregon-newspaper-highlights-shooting-victims-race-in-light-of-social-unrest-quickly-deletes\/\" title=\"Oregon Newspaper Highlights Shooting Victim\u2019s Race \u2018In Light Of Social Unrest,\u2019 Quickly Deletes\">officers allege<\/a> that the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >delay reflects attempts<\/a> to reshape the narrative surrounding the events of January 6. The lawsuit highlights the trauma experienced by the officers and their disappointment in the lack of recognition for their service, claiming they had previously sought the plaque&#8217;s installation without success. The officers met with Rep.Jamie Raskin to discuss the matter, indicating their frustration that legal action was necessary to compel Congress to comply with its own law.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Jan. 6 police officers sue to install a memorial on Capitol Hill<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1839693\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The Architect of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/capitol-hill\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Capitol<\/a>, the legislative agency tasked with the maintenance and operation of the Capitol, was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/lawsuits\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">sued<\/a> on Thursday by two police officers who defended the Capitol on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/january-6\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Jan. 6, 2021<\/a>, against rioters.<\/p>\n<p>The<a href=\"https:\/\/storage.courtlistener.com\/recap\/gov.uscourts.dcd.281540\/gov.uscourts.dcd.281540.1.0.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"> lawsuit<\/a>, on behalf of former Capitol Police officer Harry Dunn and current officer Daniel Hodges, was filed against Architect of the Capitol Thomas Austin in an effort to push Congress to install a plaque commemorating the officers who were injured in their defense of the Capitol.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3440677\/padilla-removed-democrats-demanding-investigations\/\">Padilla handcuffing ignites firestorm on Capitol Hill as Democrats demand action<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/premium\/3437033\/pushing-boundaries-dc-statehood-greater-idaho\/\">Pushing boundaries, from DC to Greater Idaho<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3439715\/gop-grills-sanctuary-governors-oversight-hearing-takeaways\/\">GOP grills &#8216;sanctuary&#8217; governors in marathon House hearing: Five takeaways<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Congress passed a law in 2022 mandating the creation of a memorial to commemorate the Capitol Police officers who defended the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.<\/p>\n<p>The law gave the Architect of the Capitol one year to install the plaque, but that deadline has lapsed by two years.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The House speaker is responsible for any modifications to the House side of the Capitol, according to Austin, who told a House subcommittee that Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) has directed him to install the plaque, which has already been made.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The lawsuit suggested the delay in the plaque&rsquo;s installation is an example of how President Donald Trump and his Republican allies are seeking to change the narrative of the Capitol riot. Trump has called Jan. 6 a &ldquo;day of love&rdquo; and pardoned 1,500 rioters on his first day in office, of whom 600 were accused of assaulting police officers.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Many politicians who once spoke plainly about the dangers of that day began to rewrite its history, and minimize the terror of the attack,&rdquo; the lawsuit stated.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The lawsuit states that rioters &ldquo;assaulted officers, sprayed them with chemicals, and hit them with pipes, tools, and the bike racks.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>It claims that Hodges found himself &ldquo;crushed between a wedge of doors as the mob pushed against them&rdquo; and that Dunn was subjected to racial slurs.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Both men live with psychic injuries from that day, compounded by their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supreme-court-rules-against-biden-doj-in-high-stakes-jan-6-case-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Supreme Court rules against Biden DOJ in high-stakes .... 6 case - Washington Examiner\">government&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s refusal to recognize their service,&rdquo; the lawsuit stated.<\/p>\n<p>Hodges and Dunn, who made a failed bid for Congress, met with Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) on Thursday to discuss the lawsuit. Dunn claimed that they had made several pleas to the architect to begin installing the plaque but that they were ignored.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/3422824\/trump-military-parade-army-250-anniversary-celebration-dc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>TRUMP MILITARY PARADE: WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT THE ARMY&rsquo;S 250TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION IN DC<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It didn&rsquo;t work,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s unfortunate that we had to file a lawsuit to compel Congress to follow their own law, but here we are.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> reached out to Austin&rsquo;s office for comment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1839693\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1839693\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jan. 6 officers sue for Capitol memorial installation<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2542,"featured_media":2447024,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/020325_USAID_PROTEST-1-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[32592,37472,4585,5644,32328],"class_list":["post-2447023","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-capitol-hill","tag-jan6","tag-lawsuit","tag-memorial","tag-police-officers"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/020325_USAID_PROTEST-1-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2447023","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2542"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2447023"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2447023\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2447027,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2447023\/revisions\/2447027"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2447024"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2447023"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2447023"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2447023"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}