Trump administration to pay nearly $5 million to family of Ashli Babbitt, January 6 rioter killed by police

The US government has agreed to pay nearly $5 million to the family of Ashli Babbitt, who was fatally shot during the Capitol riots on January 6, 2021. This settlement resolves a wrongful death lawsuit alleging negligence by Officer Michael Byrd, despite a prior DOJ ruling of no wrongdoing.