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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThe US Taxpayers Set to Compensate the Family of Ashli Babbitt
Lawyers for the Justice Department and Judicial Watch said they reached a settlement in principle with the family of Babbitt, whose fatal shooting became a defining moment of the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol riot.
Attorneys said at a court hearing Friday that theyve reached a settlement in principle for the U.S. government to pay the family of Ashli Babbitt, a Trump supporter fatally shot by police on Jan. 6, 2021, as she raised herself into the opening of a broken glass door panel deep inside the U.S. Capitol.
No specifics were disclosed and no final deal has been signed, attorneys for the Justice Department and Judicial Watch said at the hearing.
The lawsuit, which seeks $30 million, was brought by Babbitts husband, Aaron, who is executor of his wifes estate. The case had been set for trial later this year before the Justice Department changed its position after President Donald Trump returned to office...
Attorneys said at a court hearing Friday that theyve reached a settlement in principle for the U.S. government to pay the family of Ashli Babbitt, a Trump supporter fatally shot by police on Jan. 6, 2021, as she raised herself into the opening of a broken glass door panel deep inside the U.S. Capitol.
No specifics were disclosed and no final deal has been signed, attorneys for the Justice Department and Judicial Watch said at the hearing.
The lawsuit, which seeks $30 million, was brought by Babbitts husband, Aaron, who is executor of his wifes estate. The case had been set for trial later this year before the Justice Department changed its position after President Donald Trump returned to office...
Just unbelievable.
https://www.startribune.com/us-set-to-pay-family-of-ashli-babbitt-killed-by-police-jan-6-lawyers-say/601343999
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The US Taxpayers Set to Compensate the Family of Ashli Babbitt (Original Post)
Norbert
May 2025
OP
Oh, fuck that. She was *breaking and entering*! No effin' compensation!
electric_blue68
May 2025
#13
Blues Heron
(8,834 posts)1. Only good Nazi is a dead Nazi
Xavier Breath
(6,640 posts)2. Yeah, that tracks.
Irish_Dem
(81,242 posts)3. Reward evil. Punish goodness.
This is our new world.
LoisB
(13,025 posts)4. Why? She was the one committing a crime when she was shot.
Mike Niendorff
(3,650 posts)5. Criminals have taken over the government.
And they are using access to public funds to enrich themselves, and to line the pockets of their co-conspirators and violent recruits.
MDN
Nimble_Idea
(2,849 posts)8. you forgot, wipe out gaza and the west bank. thx dearborn!
and destroy the climate. thx tesler drivers!
and deport the cubans. thx.....liddle marko????
♫♫ I will boat fo dono tump ♫♫
sheshe2
(97,620 posts)6. Next up: A posthumous award, The Medal of Honor.
58Sunliner
(6,326 posts)7. Money for a traitor.
UpInArms
(54,973 posts)9. I believe that her estate owes the government
For damages for her unlawful breaking in of senate chambers
kacekwl
(9,144 posts)10. Waste, fraud and abuse
right in front of our eyes.
edbermac
(16,447 posts)11. Byrd should sue her estate.
For emotional distress, every cop there was in fear for their lives.
Johonny
(26,173 posts)12. This is disgusting
And typical of Trump
electric_blue68
(26,856 posts)13. Oh, fuck that. She was *breaking and entering*! No effin' compensation!
RJ-MacReady
(603 posts)14. oh bullshit!
She wasa terrorist and got what she deserved. This is why I said it was a huge mistake to have treated the Jan 6th terrorists with kid gloves. The police should have opened fire on the entire mob.