The Trump administration is scheduled to pay approximately $ 5 million to settle a lawsuit filed by the Ashley Babit family, a riot that was fired deadly during the January 6 attack on the American Capitol, and sources familiar with the ABC News confirmed on Monday.
The settlement will replace a case of $ 30 million, filed by Babbitt, and the judicial group of the conservative group claims that the Capitol police officer, which he launched, was trying to violate a broken window from the hall of the Speaker of the House of Representatives to his duties.
Washington Post first I mentioned News about the settlement amount.
In April 2021, the Ministry of Justice announced that it had brought the United States to the Capitol Police, Lieutenant Michael Bird, from any criminal violations of the shooting, after the investigation revealed any evidence that “he did not reasonably believe that it was necessary to do this in self -defense or in defense of Congress members and other evacuation of the House of Representatives.”
A separate investigation conducted by the American Capitol police found that Bird’s actions were “legal and within the administration policy” and that he would not face internal discipline.
“It is possible that the officer’s actions in this case are possible members and employees from a serious injury and a possible death from a large crowd of rioters who had made their way to Capitol in the United States and to the House of Representatives where the members were steps away,” USCP said in a statement in a statement August 2021. “USCP officers assigned the spokesperson with the furniture before a riot broke the glass door. If the doors are violated, rioters will have immediate access to the rooms of the house. The officer’s actions were consistent with the officer’s training and USCP procedures.”
A driver’s license image from the MVA Motor Vehicle Management (MVA), presented by Calfir County County County Office, Ashley Babit.
MVA MVA/courtesy from the Calfat Sharif County Office via AP
It was not immediately clear whether the settlement would require the Ministry of Justice amending its public position regarding the shooting of Babit or a mistake by Lieutenant Bird or the Capitol Police. A spokesman for the Ministry of Justice and Babbitt’s lawyers immediately responded to a request for comment.
“He is very disappointed and disappointed with this settlement.”
“In 2021, the investigation into the Ministry of Justice did not specify any violations by the police. This settlement sends a chilling message to the law in the country, especially for those who have a preventive task like us,” he said.
In recent weeks, officials confirmed to a federal judge that they had reached an agreement in principle to settle the lawsuit, which was submitted during the Biden administration, although they did not reveal the terms of the suspended settlement.
Trump has repeatedly cited the death of Babit as part of his broader audio support for rioters who stormed the Capitol seeking to cancel his loss in the elections in 2020. Trump obtained nearly 1500 accused individuals regarding the January 6 attack as one of his first actions in his position, in announcing the description of the Ministry of Justice’s investigation in riots as “a dangerous national injustice.”
In March, Trump said in Interview with newsmax He was not aware of the ongoing lawsuit filed by the Babit family, but he promised that he was “looking at”.
“I am a great fan of Ashley Babit, well, and Ashley Babit was a really good person who was a great fan of Maga, admiring Trump, and she was innocent there – until they say, in an attempt to take the crowd,” Trump said. “The man did something unimaginable when he was shot, and I think it is a shame. I will search for it; I didn’t know that.”
