The Trump administration is about to write a huge check to the family of Ashli Babbitt, the young lady who was killed by Capitol Police during the January 6th riot.
As the only protester killed during the riot, Babbitt's family has been seeking justice for the last 4 years.
Now the Trump administration has made a deal, settling a lawsuit against the government for $5 million.
The settlement will resolve a $30 million suit brought by Babbitt's estate and the conservative group Judicial Watch alleging the Capitol Police officer who shot her as she attempted to breach a broken window of the House speaker's lobby was negligent in his duties ...
The Justice Department in April 2021 announced it had cleared U.S. Capitol Police Lt. Michael Byrd of any criminal wrongdoing in the shooting, after an investigation revealed no evidence he 'did not reasonably believe that it was necessary to do so in self-defense or in defense of the Members of Congress and others evacuating the House Chamber.'
This allowed Byrd to be off the hook legally; however, the lawsuit was an ongoing albatross around the neck of the government.
Capitol Police Chief Tom Manger said in a statement to ABC News that he is ‘extremely disappointed and disagree[s] with this settlement.'
Because of course.
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