The plaque created to honor the law enforcement officers who protected the Capitol and the representatives inside it on Jan. 6 is defective, the Trump administration contends, and the lawsuit filed to force it to be hung should be thrown out.

U.S. Capitol Police officer Harry Dunn and Metropolitan Police officer Daniel Hodges cannot prove they have been harmed due to the memorial not being hung, and even if they could, its installation would not resolve any of their injuries, the Department of Justice (DOJ) argued in a 12-page motion to dismiss filed Tuesday.

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In March 2022, Congress enacted legislation to create a plaque to honor the officers "who v

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