US EditionAshli Babbitt's family to receive $5 million in settlement with Trump administration: Report
- In May 2025, the Trump administration reached a settlement of nearly $5 million with Ashli Babbitt’s family to resolve a wrongful death claim related to her shooting during the Capitol riot on January 6, 2021.
- The lawsuit originated after a Capitol police officer fatally shot 35-year-old Air Force veteran Ashli Babbitt when she attempted to enter the Speaker's Lobby by climbing through a shattered window of a secured, barricaded door during the riot.
- The U.S. Attorney's office determined that the officer acted lawfully in self-defense and to protect members of Congress, while the lawsuit contended that the officer was negligent and failed to provide warnings or attempt to de-escalate the situation.
- The lawsuit argued that Babbitt did not threaten anyone’s safety, while the officer explained in a broadcast interview that he shot only as a final option, uncertain if she was armed; additionally, the suit charged the Capitol Police with negligence and unsafe behavior.
- The settlement resolves a $30 million federal lawsuit filed last year amid the wider context of thousands storming the Capitol, over 100 police injuries, and subsequent Trump pardons for more than 1,500 charged individuals.
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Treason Treats: Trump Administration To Sign Off On $5 Million Settlem
In today’s episode of It Must Be Nice To Be White And A Domestic Terrorist In Trump’s America, the Trump administration has agreed to pay nearly $5 million to the family of Ashli Babbitt, the Jan. 6 Capitol rioter who got herself fatally shot by a Capitol police officer while climbing over a barricade she was warned not to breach. Source: Anadolu (Babbitt’s family lawyer argued in 2021 that she was “ambushed” and shot without warning, but the of…
Trump administration agrees to pay Ashli Babbitt's family $5 million
The Justice Department has agreed in principle to pay $5 million to the family of Ashli Babbitt, a former Air Force veteran who was shot dead during the Capitol Riot on Jan. 6, 2021, Fox News has learned.
Family of Ashli Babbitt, veteran killed on Jan 6th, gets $5 million from Trump's DOJ · American Wire News
President Donald Trump’s administration will reportedly pay the family of Air Force veteran Ashli Babbitt, reversing an earlier Department of Justice (DOJ) decision to fight the case. Babbitt was shot and killed by U.S. Capitol Police Officer Michael Byrd during the January 6 riot at the Capitol. Byrd shot Babbitt through the neck in a killing that critics argue was unnecessary and cold-blooded. The family of the deceased originally sued the DOJ…
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