Jan. 6 participant Ashli Babbitt's husband, conservative group file a wrongful death suit against U.S. government

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Jan. 6 participant Ashli Babbitt's husband, conservative group file a wrongful death suit against U.S. government

A conservative activist group on Friday sued the U.S. government for $30 million over the alleged wrongful death of Ashli Babbitt who was shot and killed by law enforcement during the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.

Judicial Watch attorneys filed the complaint in federal court in California, on behalf of Babbitt's estate and husband, Aaron Babbitt, for wrongful death and assault and battery. The suit claims U.S. Capitol Police Lt. Michael Byrd was negligent when he fired a single fatal shot that struck Babbitt, a supporter of Donald Trump who joined a mob that broke into the Capitol trying to halt the certification of his electoral loss, in the shoulder as she climbed through a door leading to the House chamber. Lawmakers were being evacuated from the House floor.

"The facts speak truth. Ashli was ambushed when she was shot by Lt. Byrd," they wrote.

The lawsuit alleges that Babbitt, an Air Force veteran who was a decorated security forces controller, had traveled to Washington from her home in San Diego, Calif., to attend the Save America rally on Jan. 6, where Trump delivered a speech outside the White House.

"Ashli did not go to Washington as part of a group or for any unlawful or nefarious purpose," they wrote, adding that Babbitt was unarmed and "posed no threat to the safety of anyone."

[Freethinker65]

1. Can the government counter sue?

[Patton French]

39. For what?

What claim does the government have against her husband?

More likely, the lawsuit will be dismissed and the government can seek its costs and possibly attorney’s fees.

[Marthe48]

2. She attacked the capitol

People defending the capitol, and unarmed elected officials inside, stood their ground and defended themselves and the officials from a mad dog attack by maga rwnj.

I almost got through the post before I lost it.

[John1956PA]

7. The mob broke the window above the door.

She was the first, and the last, person who tried to get through the opening created by the broken-out glass pane. The officer and others inside the closed room were in danger of being killed by the mob. The officer fired in self-defense as Mrs. Babbitt was making her way through the opening. In my opinion, there are no grounds for a wrongful death lawsuit.

[Marthe48]

14. I watched a replay to the point where she was shot

I agree with your post 100%

[John1956PA]

25. Thank you. I watched the video when it was released almost three years ago.

When I typed my above reply, I was relying on my memory of the video. I agree with your above comment that it is difficult to read the news story about the filing of the lawsuit without becoming enraged at the lies that the plaintiff is setting forth. Take care. John

[Initech]

3. Oh go fuck right the fuck off!

Ashlii Babbitt would still be alive if she hadn't listened to Trump and Alex Jones and went down the internet conspiracy theory wormhole. She participated in an uprising to overthrow the government and overturn a free and fair election. That's a fucking crime. Get over yourselves, losers.

[ificandream]

4. The suit has as much chance as a snowball in hell.

She was in the Capitol in a group attacking law enforcement. The fact that magats keep making her a hero/martyr is the most absurd thing on earth. I hope the judge laughs them out of court.

[tanyev]

5. Why didn't she comply with law enforcement commands?

[TheKentuckian]

6. She was battering down the doors of Congress in commission

of an Insurgency.

She is exactly where she is supposed to be and all of her comrades should have joined her or be scheduled to do so.

[2naSalit]

8. Good luck with that, asswipes.

[Initech]

42. Seriously, if you want to sue the people responsible for Ashlii Babbitt's death...

Then go sue Tucker Carlson, Sean Hannity, Alex Jones, Steve Bannon, the list goes on.

Ashlii Babbitt would still be alive if she hadn't been radicalized by extremist propaganda. The bottom line is that right wing propaganda kills.

[2naSalit]

44. Exactly.

[spanone]

9. "The facts speak truth. Ashli was ambushed when she was shot by Lt. Byrd," they wrote.

She was attacking the Congress of the United States of America. Ambushed my ass.

Show the video, end of suit.

These fuckers have zero shame.

[IcyPeas]

10. Can't we tell them "to get over it"?

Like trump said about shooting victims in Iowa

[sakabatou]

11. Right, security should've let her stroll right in, no questions asked.

I mean, it's not like she broke into the place. Oh wait.

[ecstatic]

12. gmafb! nt

[Maru Kitteh]

13. So few people in this life actually get what they ask for. Or in this case,

what they so richly deserve. Ashley did.

She wanted to be a martyr for her saffron Yahweh. She took up arms against her country. Her wish was granted.

[Celerity]

26. saffron Yahweh

[TSExile]

36. Saffron Yahweh

You'd better copyright that.

[multigraincracker]

15. The risk you take when

illegally breaking and entering.
Interning thru a broken window.

[JustAnotherGen]

16. She was an a-hole

And so is her family.

[Takket]

17. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Good luck with that ROFL!!!!!!!!!!

This has been investigated multiple times over with no wrongdoing found.

Kindly go fuck yourselves. Your wife was a traitor and her hatred for her country did FAR more towards getting her killed than that bullet did.

[Takket]

18. "Back the blue"? Right GOP?

[WarGamer]

19. There won't be any legal liability. No Jury would go along with it...

It was an interesting scene.

Think of the video of the incident. The group of rioters pushing up against the doors were sandwiched by a group of SWAT officers from behind and the door to their front.

Within seconds after the shooting, they were surrounded by officers.

They weren't going anywhere... a foolish bunch of jackasses costing a woman her life.

[Faux pas]

20. ...

shouldn't all the insurectionests be liable too?

[LiberalFighter]

21. May the worse happen to her husband and the group.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

22. These idiots could not find a real attorney to take the case

I am amused to see that Judicial Watch is representing these idiots

[pecosbob]

23. Conservative cash being flushed down the toilet...I'm actually okay with that

Those legal expenses would otherwise be used for bad purpose.

[MichMan]

24. Should have shot and killed every single one of them who entered the building

[marble falls]

29. They'd have stampeded out. They don't mind martyrs and talk a big line of "if it were me", but they'd have pissed ...

... themselves getting gone. If they were so committed, why have they stayed scarce when TFG tried to call them to the streets when he was indicted?

[MichMan]

31. Right, would have ended the whole thing before it even got going

[marble falls]

27. Suing cops and the federal government is a tough row to hoe.

[Frasier Balzov]

37. I was kind of surprised that the statute of limitations hadn't already run.

However, Ben Crump says it's four years for wrongful death alleged to have been caused by the government

[marble falls]

41. A very hard issue to prove when she had no right to be there and she used weapons to break in ...

... while yelling seditionist crap.

She was not shot while trying to retreat. She was the point off a gang of seditionists breaking in.

[lapfog_1]

28. Glad I wasn't there

If I had been, and I had some sort of weapon, there would have been dozens of these assholes dead on the capitol steps.

[underpants]

30. If she hadn't watched Fox News and worshipped Trump, she'd still be alive

Sue them.

[deminks]

32. Statute of limitations in DC is three years.

Filed before it runs, IMHO. I imagine it will be tossed.

[OAITW r.2.0]

33. Sorry, no pay off for Ashli's dumb decisions.

Hope you have to pay court costs back to US taxpayers,

[Liberal In Texas]

34. Wrongful? She was committing a felony trying to not only to probably assault and murder members of the government,

but to overthrow the legitimate government of the United States. She was stopped from doing this by a law enforcement agent with deadly force, which was necessary considering the situation that hundreds or thousands of dangerous insurrectionists were going to follow her into the legislative chambers.

[patphil]

35. I would have prefered fatal force wasn't used, but she did aak for it.

She was part of a large group that attacked the Capitol, and threatened the lives of our legislators.
It's too bad she's dead, but if she didn't go into the Capitol with that mob she'd be alive today.
Her shooting stopped that mob cold. Who knows what would have happened if they gained access to that room.

[moonshinegnomie]

38. id love to see the lawyer filing it get sanctioned

[Vinca]

40. Nope. Not going to happen. When you're breaking through a window to get to members of Congress

to harm them, it's a justified shooting. Her death is her fault.

[Emile]

43. I remember saying that day, why aren't they shooting

these fucking traitors?

[maveric]

45. My veteran son texted, "Ashley Babbit is three years sober today".

[struggle4progress]

46. Why would anyone feel threatened in this situation?