Trump Lowballs Ashli Babbit's Family!

[JoeB131]

So after all the screaming about how Ashli Babbitt was murdered, the Trump Administration low-balled the settlement down from the 30 million her family was asking for, to a mere 5 million, which probably won't even cover the lawyer's fees.

This guy even cheats his own supporters!!!

https://www.cnn.com/2025/05/19/politics/ashli-babbitt-settlement-capitol-riot

The Trump administration has agreed to pay nearly $5 million to the family of Ashli Babbitt, a pro-Donald Trump rioter who was shot and killed after breaching the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, according to a person familiar with the matter.

The settlement, once approved in court, will end a $30 million wrongful death lawsuit filed by Babbitt’s family.

Prosecutors said in a hearing earlier this month that a settlement agreement had been reached, though details were not made clear at the time. The Washington Post first reported the settlement amount.


As Babbitt was attempting to climb through a broken window leading to the Speaker’s Lobby outside the House of Representatives’ chamber during the attack, a US Capitol Police officer shot and killed Babbitt. The officer was cleared of any criminal wrongdoing related to the shooting.

During a hearing on May 2, lawyers for Babbitt’s estate as well as attorneys for the Justice Department confirmed that a settlement in principle has been reached in the case and said the agreement would cover all parameters of the suit.

In April 2021, the US attorney for the District of Columbia determined that no federal laws were broken in the shooting. The Justice Department found “no evidence to establish beyond a reasonable doubt that the officer willfully” used unlawful or unreasonable force.

 

[apolitical]

he T021, according to a person familiar with the matter.

Hoo boy; there's that phrase again--"a person familiar with..." Journalism is gettin' better and better.

 

[WorldWatcher]

It’s a win for the Trump Administration.

The last thing they wanted was for this case to see the inside of a courtroom and have the J6 riots all over the news again. They settled the civil suit and there will never be a criminal prosecution.

WW

 

[SassyIrishLass]

If the killing wasn't illegal there wouldn't be a settlement.

Derrr

 

[1srelluc]

Five million sounds about right as she had no children.....Just a husband, and they lived in a three-way relationship with another woman.

Evidently the OP does not know how things work. Sue to the moon and then take the settlement.

 

[initforme]

Five million sounds about right as she had no children.....Just a husband, and they lived in a three-way relationship with another woman.

Evidently the OP does not know how things work. Sue to the moon and then take the settlement.

For a huge country awash in wealth we surely don't have many lawsuits. We need more overall.

 

[JoeB131]

If the killing wasn't illegal there wouldn't be a settlement.

Derrr

Then why not settle for the full 30 million?

 

[JoeB131]

Five million sounds about right as she had no children.....Just a husband, and they lived in a three-way relationship with another woman.

Evidently the OP does not know how things work. Sue to the moon and then take the settlement.

Why is five million about right?

They've given bigger settlements to people who didn't even die!!!

Shit, George Floyd's family got 29 million!!!

 

[egp320i]

Then why not settle for the full 30 million?

defense would whittle it down with circumstance, did this person not try and break and enter into a government building? did the officer who shot him was aware he might have had a weapon and could have killed more people? this was action and reaction and now she is 5M richer, she can live her life in luxury with no debt or burden

 

[Muhammed]

So after all the screaming about how Ashli Babbitt was murdered, the Trump Administration low-balled the settlement down from the 30 million her family was asking for, to a mere 5 million, which probably won't even cover the lawyer's fees.

This guy even cheats his own supporters!!!

https://www.cnn.com/2025/05/19/politics/ashli-babbitt-settlement-capitol-riot

The Trump administration has agreed to pay nearly $5 million to the family of Ashli Babbitt, a pro-Donald Trump rioter who was shot and killed after breaching the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, according to a person familiar with the matter.

The settlement, once approved in court, will end a $30 million wrongful death lawsuit filed by Babbitt’s family.

Prosecutors said in a hearing earlier this month that a settlement agreement had been reached, though details were not made clear at the time. The Washington Post first reported the settlement amount.


As Babbitt was attempting to climb through a broken window leading to the Speaker’s Lobby outside the House of Representatives’ chamber during the attack, a US Capitol Police officer shot and killed Babbitt. The officer was cleared of any criminal wrongdoing related to the shooting.

During a hearing on May 2, lawyers for Babbitt’s estate as well as attorneys for the Justice Department confirmed that a settlement in principle has been reached in the case and said the agreement would cover all parameters of the suit.

In April 2021, the US attorney for the District of Columbia determined that no federal laws were broken in the shooting. The Justice Department found “no evidence to establish beyond a reasonable doubt that the officer willfully” used unlawful or unreasonable force.

Michael Byrd is the killer's name.

Why couldn't CNN's crack team of investigative reporters figure that out?

 

[JoeB131]

defense would whittle it down with circumstance, did this person not try and break and enter into a government building? did the officer who shot him was aware he might have had a weapon and could have killed more people? this was action and reaction and now she is 5M richer, she can live her life in luxury with no debt or burden

Wait, now. According to Trump and MAGA, Ashli was an innocent bystander who was ruthlessly murdered by a negro with a gun!

How could they whittle her down?

If they are now saying the government was in the wrong, they should pay her family (not her, she's worm food!) the full 30 million.

 

[JoeB131]

Michael Byrd is the killer's name.

Why couldn't CNN's crack team of investigative reporters figure that out?

Because he acted righteously.

Why did Trump lowball Ashli's family if he was a "killer".

This settlement won't even cover lawyer fees.

 

[1srelluc]

Why is five million about right?

They've given bigger settlements to people who didn't even die!!!

Shit, George Floyd's family got 29 million!!!

Well he was a Saint don't you know.

 

[Muhammed]

Because he acted righteously.

Why did Trump lowball Ashli's family if he was a "killer".

This settlement won't even cover lawyer fees.

Liar.

 

[LAUGHatLEFTISTS]

So after all the screaming about how Ashli Babbitt was murdered, the Trump Administration low-balled the settlement down from the 30 million her family was asking for, to a mere 5 million, which probably won't even cover the lawyer's fees.

This guy even cheats his own supporters!!!

https://www.cnn.com/2025/05/19/politics/ashli-babbitt-settlement-capitol-riot

The Trump administration has agreed to pay nearly $5 million to the family of Ashli Babbitt, a pro-Donald Trump rioter who was shot and killed after breaching the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, according to a person familiar with the matter.

The settlement, once approved in court, will end a $30 million wrongful death lawsuit filed by Babbitt’s family.

Prosecutors said in a hearing earlier this month that a settlement agreement had been reached, though details were not made clear at the time. The Washington Post first reported the settlement amount.


As Babbitt was attempting to climb through a broken window leading to the Speaker’s Lobby outside the House of Representatives’ chamber during the attack, a US Capitol Police officer shot and killed Babbitt. The officer was cleared of any criminal wrongdoing related to the shooting.

During a hearing on May 2, lawyers for Babbitt’s estate as well as attorneys for the Justice Department confirmed that a settlement in principle has been reached in the case and said the agreement would cover all parameters of the suit.

In April 2021, the US attorney for the District of Columbia determined that no federal laws were broken in the shooting. The Justice Department found “no evidence to establish beyond a reasonable doubt that the officer willfully” used unlawful or unreasonable force.

You gottem now! Plus DaPlane DaPlane!

 

[struth]

So after all the screaming about how Ashli Babbitt was murdered, the Trump Administration low-balled the settlement down from the 30 million her family was asking for, to a mere 5 million, which probably won't even cover the lawyer's fees.

This guy even cheats his own supporters!!!

https://www.cnn.com/2025/05/19/politics/ashli-babbitt-settlement-capitol-riot

The Trump administration has agreed to pay nearly $5 million to the family of Ashli Babbitt, a pro-Donald Trump rioter who was shot and killed after breaching the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, according to a person familiar with the matter.

The settlement, once approved in court, will end a $30 million wrongful death lawsuit filed by Babbitt’s family.

Prosecutors said in a hearing earlier this month that a settlement agreement had been reached, though details were not made clear at the time. The Washington Post first reported the settlement amount.


As Babbitt was attempting to climb through a broken window leading to the Speaker’s Lobby outside the House of Representatives’ chamber during the attack, a US Capitol Police officer shot and killed Babbitt. The officer was cleared of any criminal wrongdoing related to the shooting.

During a hearing on May 2, lawyers for Babbitt’s estate as well as attorneys for the Justice Department confirmed that a settlement in principle has been reached in the case and said the agreement would cover all parameters of the suit.

In April 2021, the US attorney for the District of Columbia determined that no federal laws were broken in the shooting. The Justice Department found “no evidence to establish beyond a reasonable doubt that the officer willfully” used unlawful or unreasonable force.

Good, I appreciate her family was asking for $30 Million, but I am glad our Govt isn't willing to send that much tax payer dollars on it.

 

[JoeB131]

Well he was a Saint don't you know.

No, he wasn't. But there's the thing. The MPD and Chauvin were in the wrong, and they wanted that case nowhere near a jury.

Trump already admitted that the government he was in charge of at the time was in the wrong for shooting Babbit, so why lowball the figure?

 

[JoeB131]

Good, I appreciate her family was asking for $30 Million, but I am glad our Govt isn't willing to send that much tax payer dollars on it.

Why shouldn't they, if she was a 'victim"?

 

[struth]

Why shouldn't they, if she was a 'victim"?

They are, $5 million. Why shouldn't offer more? Because Trump has an obligation to taxpayers as well, to be a good steward of our tax dollars.

 

[candycorn]

So after all the screaming about how Ashli Babbitt was murdered, the Trump Administration low-balled the settlement down from the 30 million her family was asking for, to a mere 5 million, which probably won't even cover the lawyer's fees.

This guy even cheats his own supporters!!!

https://www.cnn.com/2025/05/19/politics/ashli-babbitt-settlement-capitol-riot

The Trump administration has agreed to pay nearly $5 million to the family of Ashli Babbitt, a pro-Donald Trump rioter who was shot and killed after breaching the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, according to a person familiar with the matter.

The settlement, once approved in court, will end a $30 million wrongful death lawsuit filed by Babbitt’s family.

Prosecutors said in a hearing earlier this month that a settlement agreement had been reached, though details were not made clear at the time. The Washington Post first reported the settlement amount.


As Babbitt was attempting to climb through a broken window leading to the Speaker’s Lobby outside the House of Representatives’ chamber during the attack, a US Capitol Police officer shot and killed Babbitt. The officer was cleared of any criminal wrongdoing related to the shooting.

During a hearing on May 2, lawyers for Babbitt’s estate as well as attorneys for the Justice Department confirmed that a settlement in principle has been reached in the case and said the agreement would cover all parameters of the suit.

In April 2021, the US attorney for the District of Columbia determined that no federal laws were broken in the shooting. The Justice Department found “no evidence to establish beyond a reasonable doubt that the officer willfully” used unlawful or unreasonable force.

Yeah its a bizarre “I never settle” settlement. She was clearly breaking the law and part of a group threatening the VP. And her family gets a payday.

She’s the new poster child for the “coffee was too hot” junk lawsuit crowd