Democratic Rep. Tom Suozzi of New York exchanged tense words with Jake Lang — who was pardoned of numerous assault charges against police on Jan. 6 — from behind a line of officers as he walked past the participants as they prepared to lay flowers on the Capitol steps.

The five-year anniversary of the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot saw the Trump White House and Democrats battle over the narrative around the event.

Five years after the Capitol riot, some of the police officers who fought off the rioters that day say they're still struggling with what happened.

Discover the real January 6 story: peaceful protest turned tragedy, Deep State entrapment, media deception, and President Trump's triumphant pardons restoring justice to patriotic Americans.

President Donald Trump's administration marked the fifth anniversary of the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol by launching a website to push Trump's own version of the events on that day.

"My colleagues and I are focused on uncovering the truth," the Houston-area Republican said in a statement on X to mark the five-year anniversary of the attack.

Jan. 6 defendants and supporters marched to the US Capitol to honor Trump supporter Ashli Babbitt and others who died five years ago.