Ashli Babbitt’s estate reportedly to receive nearly $5M settlement from DOJ
The Department of Justice (DOJ) and Ashli Babbitt’s estate have reportedly agreed, in principle, to a settlement. Babbit’s estate initially filed a $30 million federal lawsuit in response to the former’s being shot and killed by a Capitol police officer. The officer who shot Babbit was cleared of wrongdoing on the account that he “acted in self-defense” as well as “in defense of Congress”. The final settlement is not official yet as details are still being addressed and finalized.
From AP News:
Settlement terms haven’t been disclosed in public court filings. On May 2, lawyers for Babbitt’s estate and the Justice Department told a federal judge that they had reached a settlement in principle but were still working out the details before a final agreement could be signed.
Justice Department spokespeople and two attorneys for the Babbitt family didn’t immediately respond to messages seeking comment.
Babbitt, a 35-year-old Air Force veteran from San Diego, was unarmed when she was shot by the officer. The lawsuit alleges that the plainclothes officer failed to de-escalate the situation and did not give her any warnings or commands before opening fire.
The suit also accused the Capitol Police of negligence, claiming the department should have known that the officer was “prone to behave in a dangerous or otherwise incompetent manner.”
“Ashli posed no threat to the safety of anyone,” the lawsuit said.
The officer said in a televised interview that he fired as a “last resort.” He said he didn’t know if the person jumping through the window was armed when he pulled the trigger.
Additional Reading:
Tucker, E., & Kunzelman, M. (2025, May 19). Trump administration to pay nearly $5M to settle suit over Ashli Babbitt’s fatal shooting in Capitol. AP News. Link.
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Shocked he had his firearm on him…since he appears to have history of leaving it in the shitter.
After learning of this asshat’s reputation and lack of skill with firearms, I wouldn’t issue him a squirtgun.
His ass would lose soap-on-a-roap.
So strange that the left did a 180 on shooting unarmed people not posing any danger to anyone. And then being a-ok with the agency investigation of one of its own, of a senior leader involved in the shooting and then completely clearing itself. There were like zero protests about it too.
I just wish they were more consistent.
They ARE. Consistently hypocritical.
He must have been scared of the big bad girl going through the window. Geez, no way is this self defense.
He has no way of knowing if she had a penis or not.
Once again, the taxpayer is on the hook for someone else’s f*ck up. No amount of money will bring this murdered girl back to life. And since the Capital PoPo are under SanFran Nan’s watch, let her pay the entire amount ($30 million) from her ill gotten gains.
We could always go to her vineyards/wineries and act like this until she ponys up the bucks. If she refuses to pay, chasing off customers will get nearly the same results by costing her money.
She might still be alive if the Capitol Police fired that shady retarded fuck decades ago. They had plenty of time and reason to.
Aaaaand one reason why they didn’t.
That’s a dark statement to make.
(rimshot)
It’s all there in black and white.
Thomas “Turd” Bolling, President and CEO of Ambassador Worldwide Protection Agency, long list twin brother.
*lost*
But, but he always had that race card up his sleeve.
Raysits
Can the family after a wrongful death judgment against the reckless affirmative fool?
If not, then maybe the family can arrange to have Tren de Aragua “do them a solid”.
DoJ needs to sue the trigger-happy fuckstick to recoup their payment to the family. Garnish his wages, revoke his tax refunds, and rehome his dog. Take. Everything.
No. They would be precluded by the settlement docs from any further litigation. There was no judgment. It is a settlement which will result in a dismissal with prejudice of the lawsuit.
Good answer, spoken like an actual lawYer!
Tanks. I did litigation for almost 38 years. Although, I only handled about 15 cases in federal court. Technically, in federal court that proggy judge will have to approve the dismissal and sign a judgment of dismissal with prejudice. I am wondering whether that judge will go Emmett Sullivan on the settlement and appoint one of her retired pals to take over the defense from the DOJ, block the settlement, and demand a trial. I didn’t think it was possible for any judge to do that, but then Sullivan did it on Gen. Flynn’s criminal case.
It won’t bring her back…..
That fucking shitbird cop should be in the prison being a daily recreation activity for the rest of the population.
But…but…the democrats tell us that there were a bunch of police officers killed by the “insurgents” that day, so the police officer HAD to shoot back….
Oh, wait; NO police officers were killed that day, and the only fatality inflicted was Ms Babbitt when she was shot by a Capitol Police Officer under highly questionable justification.
Well, AOC died seven times that day. Plus she was worried that things would be done to her. I mean if she had been there, which she wasn’t. But she could have been.
She still has PTSD from her imagined rape and dismemberment by rampaging insurgents.
You know, like this awful dude:
He was on his way to meet Fred and Barney at the water buffalo lodge.
Love his outfit.
Why wasn’t AOC at work like the rest of us?
She had early warning about the false flag operation.