Donald Trump’s administration has reached a settlement with the family of Ashli Babbitt, who was fatally shot by a Capitol Police officer on January 6, 2021 after joining a mob inside the halls of Congress.
Babbitt, 35, was wrapped in an American flag when the mob smashed through a window leading inside the chamber of the House of Representatives. Babbitt was hoisted up, an offer on the other side fired a single shot, and Babbitt fell to the ground.
A court filing on Friday confirmed a settlement had been reached after the family filed a $30 million wrongful death lawsuit against the government last month. The terms are not yet public.
The death of Babbitt – an Air Force veteran and QAnon proponent who supported Trump’s baseless “stolen” election narrative — emerged as a martyr among the president’s supporters, while Trump has repeatedly referred to Babbitt as a “patriot.”
Last month, he said he would “look into” whether the government should settle with her family.
“I’m a big fan of Ashli Babbitt, OK, and Ashli Babbitt was a really good person who was a big MAGA fan, Trump fan, and she was innocently standing there – they even say, trying to sort of hold back the crowd,” he told Newsmax last month.
“And a man did something unthinkable to her when he shot her, and I think it’s a disgrace,” he said. “I’m going to look into that.”
This is a developing story
