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groundloop

(12,821 posts)
Fri May 2, 2025, 07:01 PM 16 hrs ago

DOJ reaches agreement in principle to settle lawsuit brought by family of Ashli Babbitt

Source: ABC News

The Department of Justice has reached an agreement in principle to settle a lawsuit brought by the family of Ashli Babbitt, a pro-Trump rioter who was shot by a U.S. Capitol Police officer during the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.

[snip]

Byrd was cleared of any wrongdoing following an internal investigation into the actions leading up to his shooting of Babbitt as she tried to climb through a broken window that led to the House Speaker's Lobby, where several lawmakers and their staff were sheltering from rioters.

President Donald Trump has repeatedly expressed his solidarity with Babbitt's family and called for "justice" for what he has said was her "murder" at Byrd's hands -- in line with his broader vocal support for the pro-Trump rioters who attacked the Capitol to overturn his 2020 election loss.

[snip]

"I'm a big fan of Ashli Babbitt, OK, and Ashli Babbitt was a really good person who was a big MAGA fan, Trump fan, and she was innocently standing there -- they even say trying to sort of hold back the crowd," Trump said. "And a man did something unthinkable to her when he shot her, and I think it's a disgrace. I'm going to look into that. I did not know that."

Read more: https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/doj-reaches-agreement-principle-settle-lawsuit-brought-family/story?id=121409667



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DOJ reaches agreement in principle to settle lawsuit brought by family of Ashli Babbitt (Original Post) groundloop 16 hrs ago OP
Trump lied. She died. jls4561 16 hrs ago #1
"a really good person" is DEAD because she believed YOUR lies, psychopath! William Seger 16 hrs ago #2
Screw that! 2naSalit 16 hrs ago #3
Absolutely! SheltieLover 16 hrs ago #5
She broke through the barrier during a riot in the Capital while being warned. maxsolomon 16 hrs ago #4
The Trump-controlled DOJ is doing Trump's bidding. John1956PA 16 hrs ago #6
Give them timms139 14 hrs ago #7
DOJ: She was only following orders. Marcuse 14 hrs ago #8
"she was innocently standing there " Bayard 13 hrs ago #9
This is an illegal gift of taxpayer funds. There is no legal or factual basis for a payout. SunSeeker 13 hrs ago #10
"I did not know that." Lulu KC 11 hrs ago #11
Send the family a single page; two word settlement offer: EarthFirst 11 hrs ago #12
DOJ is a "Bent Cop". BurnDoubt 8 hrs ago #13
Name an Aircraft Carrier after her? BurnDoubt 8 hrs ago #14

2naSalit

(96,632 posts)
3. Screw that!
Fri May 2, 2025, 07:10 PM
16 hrs ago

She was committing a crime and was stopped while in the act. If anything, her estate should be paying a fine.

maxsolomon

(36,456 posts)
4. She broke through the barrier during a riot in the Capital while being warned.
Fri May 2, 2025, 07:11 PM
16 hrs ago

ITS ON FILM.

Now her family gets a pay out.

John1956PA

(4,011 posts)
6. The Trump-controlled DOJ is doing Trump's bidding.
Fri May 2, 2025, 07:15 PM
16 hrs ago

He wants to rewrite history to portray the insurrectionists/rioters as heroes.

Bayard

(24,847 posts)
9. "she was innocently standing there "
Fri May 2, 2025, 09:35 PM
13 hrs ago

Was he watching different video than we did? Taxpayers should not be paying for stupid people that died because they FAFO.

SunSeeker

(55,626 posts)
10. This is an illegal gift of taxpayer funds. There is no legal or factual basis for a payout.
Fri May 2, 2025, 10:15 PM
13 hrs ago
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