A pair of Capitol Police officers who dealt with Jan. 6 rioters four years ago filed a lawsuit Thursday seeking to compel the Architect of the Capitol to install a memorial honoring cops who defended the building and those inside the complex that day.

Former U.S. Capitol Police Officer Harry Dunn and D.C. Metropolitan Police Officer Daniel Hodges said a 2022 law, signed by former President Joseph R. Biden, directed the architect to install the memorial.

The deadline for placing it passed two years ago.

The Washington Times reached out to the Architect of the Capitol for comment.

In April, Architect of the Capitol Thomas Austin told a House subcommittee that Speaker Mike Johnson, Louisiana Republican, hadn’t told him to install the plaque.

The speaker is responsible for any modifications to the House side of the Capitol, Mr. Austin said.

The speaker’s office declined to comment about the lawsuit.

The officers, vocal critics of President Trump, say in their suit, “Even those who recognized the violence of the day eventually partnered with the man who both inspired and minimized it.”

At least 140 police officers were injured on Jan. 6, 2021, when pro-Trump protesters stormed the Capitol to protest what they called a rigged 2020 election. Many of the officers were assaulted and some sustained injuries that required hospitalization.

One person was killed: protester Ashli Babbitt, an Air Force veteran shot by Capitol Police Lt. Michael Byrd.

Ultimately, hundreds of Jan. 6 rioters were arrested, prosecuted and convicted by the Biden administration’s Justice Department, and Mr. Trump pardoned them when he returned to the White House.

• Kerry Picket can be reached at kpicket@washingtontimes.com.