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The rioters caused extensive physical damage, with
Capitol Police officers reporting that the building had been "trashed".[1][2][3] The
Office of the Architect of the Capitol (AOC), which maintains the Capitol and preserves its art and architecture, released an initial damage assessment on January 9. The AOC reported interior damage from the riot (specifically broken glass and doors and
graffiti), and also reported that some statues, paintings, and historic benches "displayed the residue of various
pepper sprays,
tear gas and
fire extinguishers deployed by both rioters and law enforcement personnel."[4] Items including portraits of
John Quincy Adams and
James Madison and a marble statue of
Thomas Jefferson were covered in "corrosive gas agent residue" and were sent to the
Smithsonian for assessment and restoration.[5] A 19th-century marble bust of President
Zachary Taylor was defaced with what seemed to be blood, but the most important works in the Capitol collection, such as the
John Trumbull paintings, escaped unharmed.[6][4] On the Capitol's exterior, two 19th-century bronze light fixtures designed by
Frederick Law Olmsted were damaged.[4] Because the Capitol is not
insured against loss, taxpayers will pay for the damage inflicted by the siege.[7]
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