US EditionGovernment Offers Funeral with Military Honors for Capitol Rioter Ashli Babbitt
The U.S. Air Force reversed its 2021 denial to grant military funeral honors to Ashli Babbitt, a veteran killed in the January 6 Capitol attack, following a $5 million settlement.
- The Air Force confirmed Thursday it will offer military funeral honors for Ashli Babbitt, 35-year-old U.S. Air Force veteran killed during the January 6, 2021 attack, reversing a 2021 denial in an August 15 letter from Under Secretary Matthew Lohmeier.
- The decision fits a pattern of moves that include President Donald Trump's broader effort to recast Jan. 6 rioters as patriotic rather than criminal, including pardoning or commuting sentences for more than 1,500 defendants early in his second term.
- Lohmeier wrote in an August 15 letter that after reviewing Ashli Babbitt's death, he is persuaded the previous denial of military honors was incorrect; federal prosecutors and Capitol Police had cleared the officer who shot her in 2021, while her family's lawsuit alleged failure to de-escalate.
- The January 6 attack left more than 140 police officers injured, and Judicial Watch praised military honors for Babbitt, who has gained martyr status among Republicans and right-wing activists.
- Observers asked why Ashli Babbitt, killed climbing Capitol barricade, receives honors long after death; critics link this to reversing President Joe Biden's denial and broader policy shifts.
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Air Force Reverses Course, Grants Ashli Babbitt Military Funeral Honors After $5 Million Settlement
Let me ask you something—got any veterans in your family? If you do, you know that folded flag means everything. Those funeral honors aren’t just... The post Air Force Reverses Course, Grants Ashli Babbitt Military Funeral Honors After $5 Million Settlement appeared first on Patriot Journal.
The U.S. Air Force will offer full military funeral honors to Ashli Babbitt, the San Diego woman who was shot and killed during the U.S. Capitol breach on January 6, 2021. The decision reverses the Biden administration’s denial of a military funeral for 35-year-old Babbitt and comes months after the federal government settled a wrongful death lawsuit brought by Babbitt’s family for nearly $5 million. The reversal was outlined in an August 15 l…
Government offers funeral with military honors for Capitol rioter Ashli Babbitt
The U.S. government is offering a funeral with military honors for Ashli Babbitt, a U.S. Air Force veteran who was shot and killed while attempting to force entry to a secure area of the U.S. Capitol during the riot on Jan. 6, 2021.A U.S. Capitol Police officer shot Babbitt when she attempted to climb through a window into the Speaker's lobby. The Department of Justice and the Capitol Police both cleared the officer of wrongdoing following the i…
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