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Trump administration agrees to pay Ashli Babbitt's family $5 million

The DOJ agreed to a $5 million settlement to Ashli Babbitt's family over her shooting during the Capitol Riot, sparking reactions from law enforcement.


Trump administration agrees to pay Ashli Babbitt's family $5 million

Babbitt's estate, through her husband Aaron, filed a $30 million lawsuit last year over her fatal shooting when she attempted to climb through the broken window of a barricaded door leading to the Speaker's Lobby inside the Capitol.

Attorneys for both the Justice Department and Babbitt's estate said during a court hearing on Friday that they had reached an agreement in principle to resolve the case, according to reports.

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Another video showed other unidentified people attempting to lift Babbitt up. She could be seen slumping back to the ground.

United States Capitol Police Chief J. Thomas Manger sent a message to his department's officers earlier this month after hearing of the proposed settlement, writing that he was "extremely disappointed."

Fox News' David Spunt, Danielle Wallace, the Associated Press and Reuters contributed to this report.

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