Five years after Jan. 6, a congressional plaque honoring injured officers remains hidden, sparking outcry amid pardons for attackers.

Despite a 2022 congressional mandate, the official plaque honoring law enforcement officers who defended the building is still missing from its intended location on the fifth anniversary of the attack on the Capitol on January 6. The plaque, which was approved to honor officers hurt during the riot that resulted in five fatalities and over 140 injuries, has not been shown in public and is thought to be in storage. The Department of Justice is attempting to have a lawsuit by officers demanding its installation dismissed, and House Speaker Mike Johnson has not yet unveiled it. More than 100 lawmakers, the majority of whom are Democrats, have responded by hanging identical plaques in their offices. Concerns regarding historical memory have been raised by the absence, particularly since President Trump, who is currently back in office, pardoned everyone accused of the attack.