Trump Administration to pay 5 million US dollars to the family from January 6th, Ashli ​​Babbitt

The Trump government will pay the family of Ashli ​​Babbitt almost 5 million US dollars, the Trump supporter who was shot in the mob when he violates the lobby of the spokesman for the House of Representatives on January 6, 2021.

Tom Manger, police chief of US Capitol, confirmed CBS News, he was announced that the Ministry of Justice approved to make payment to Babbitt’s family in order to pay his illegal claim to death.

Manger told CBS News that he had learned about the settlement amount “a few weeks ago” and sent a message to the entire strength on the same day in which he expressed his dismay.

“I told them I was extremely disappointed and I was not agreed with the decision of the Ministry of Justice to enclose this lawsuit,” he said on Monday in a call.

The parties In principle in the early May in the 30 million US dollars civil suit Submitted by the conservative group of activists Judicial Watch on behalf of Babbitt’s estate, including her late husband.

Babbitt’s death was a meeting point for Trump loyalists and Capitol randalers who claimed that the police applied unnecessary violence on January 6th. In the civil lawsuit, Babbitte’s estate of the US Capitol police, Michael Byrd, claimed in the issue of violence and his firearm. The lawsuit also argued that Byrd was not in uniform and wore a covid mask when he opened the fire against Babbitt. The complaint accused Byrd not to be “de -escalating”.

“Ashli ​​was unarmed,” says the lawsuit. “Her hands were in the air, empty and with regard to Lt. Byrd and other officers in the lobby. Ashli ​​was not a threat to the security of anyone.”

The case was initially submitted in California and then transferred to the Federal Court of Washington, DC, in 2024 and defended by the Ministry of Justice as part of the bidges.

Film material from January 6th showed itself Babbitt The attempt to climb through a smashed window when the mob tried to break the lobby of the speaker of the House of Representatives, where the counting of the votes had been interrupted. The congress members evacuated the area during turmoil.

In August 2021 internal review, the US Capitol police said that Byrd saved life and had no misconduct.

Babbitt’s motherMicki Wittehoff led evening protests outside of Washington, DC, to defend the US Capitol Riot and convicted criminals for more than two years. Her advocacy helped to secure the meetings with the spokesman Kevin McCarthy at the time, with regard to Babbitt by President Trump and a selfie photo with Kash Patel, who was later confirmed as director of the FBI.

President Trump on the day he was inaugurated 1,500 Capitol Riot. The Ministry of Justice has dismissed prosecutors Who edited the cases of January 6th.