January 6th Plague

 

A Plaque honoring the heroism of Police Officers during the January 6, 2021, attack by a Mob supportive of President Donald Trump has quietly been installed at the US Capitol after years of delay.

The installation of the plaque early Saturday morning (March 7, 2026) did not feature a Formal Ceremony or Remarks.

It came years after it was required by Federal Law to be installed by 2023.

It lists the several Local Police Departments and Federal Agencies that responded that day.

Next to it is a QR code that leads to a file with the names of Officers who were present.

The Plaque has been placed at the end of a hallway, just inside an entrance on the West Front of the Capitol, which is not open to the Public.

2,500 Rioters who were Supporters of Donald Trump (including Anti-Semites, White Supremists,  Neo-Nazis and Neo-Confederates) tried to stage a Coup at the US Capitol Building on January 6, 2021 and stop the Peaceful Transfer of Power that the United States held for 243 years.

The Rioters murdered one Police Officer, Brian Sicknick, and injured 174 Police Officer during the Attack.

The Rioters caused $2.7 Million Dollars worth of damage to the Capitol Building.

Of the 1,424 People then charged with Federal Crimes relating to the Attack, 1,010 pled Guilty and 1,060 were sentenced, 64% of them to Jail Time.

On his First Day back as President on January 20, 2025 Donald Trump pardoned 1,500 of the Attackers (including those that murdered Police Officer Brian Sicknick.)

January 6, 2021 was the First Attempted Coup d'état in American History.