Ashli Babbitt’s Family Reaches Settlement With Trump Admin

The Trump administration announced that the have reached a settlement with the family of Ashli Babbitt, who was shot and killed by a Capitol police officer on January 6th, 2021.

President Trump has previously promised to investigate this matter and settle things with her family.

Promises made, promises kept.

Check it out:

🚨 #BREAKING: The Trump administration has CONFIRMED they reached a settlement with the family of Ashli Babbitt, the unarmed woman who was shot and kiIIed on J6

President Trump vowed to look into this matter. And he kept his word.

This is STEP ONE of Justice for Babbitt. Her… pic.twitter.com/flpOc3ow4z

— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) May 2, 2025

🚨BREAKING: A settlement has been reached in principle over the death of Ashli Babbitt, who was shot by a Capitol officer on Jan. 6, the Trump administration confirms, according to POLITICO. pic.twitter.com/qsg9Sx0eEl

— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) May 2, 2025

EXPOSED: Lt. Byrd, who killed Ashli Babbitt, received special protection, faced no prosecution, no real investigation, and lived at a military facility for 6 months—all on YOUR tax dollars. https://t.co/OZyoGnLT6h… pic.twitter.com/SyKpNTvhsP

— Tom Fitton (@TomFitton) May 2, 2025

So far, few details about the settlement’s terms have been released.

We don’t know if it was monetary or if other terms were agreed to.

However, we do know that Babbitt’s family was originally seeking $30 million in compensation, as part of a civil suit filed on their behalf by Judicial Watch.

CBS News reported:

The Trump administration has reached a settlement with the family of Ashli Babbitt, the Trump supporter who was shot and killed while in the mob breaching the House Speaker’s Lobby on Jan. 6, 2021.

Multiple sources told CBS News the settlement has been reached in principle but is not yet signed. In a court proceeding Friday, a plaintiff’s attorney confirmed the settlement in principle was reached. It would avert a trial and further proceedings in a $30 million civil suit filed by the conservative activist group Judicial Watch on behalf of Babbitt’s estate, including her late husband.

Babbitt’s death was a rallying point for Trump loyalists and Capitol rioters who alleged police used unnecessary force in stopping the mob on Jan. 6. In the civil lawsuit, Babbitt’s estate alleged U.S. Capitol Police Lt. Michael Byrd was negligent in the issue of force and his firearm. The suit also argued Byrd was not in uniform and was wearing a COVID mask when he opened fire against Babbitt. The suit accused Byrd of failing to “de-escalate.”

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“Ashli was unarmed,” the lawsuit said. “Her hands were up in the air, empty, and in plain view of Lt. Byrd and other officers in the lobby. Ashli posed no threat to the safety of anyone.”

The Hill also confirmed:

The Justice Department said Friday that a “settlement in principle” has been reached with rioter Ashli Babbitt’s family to resolve a lawsuit they filed over her death during the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack.

At an emergency hearing Friday afternoon, DOJ lawyer Joseph Gonzalez and Robert Sticht, a lawyer for Babbitt’s husband, Aaron, acknowledged the settlement agreement but said nothing has been signed. They indicated the exact terms of the agreement were still in flux and would not be imminently formalized.

Neither attorney revealed whether the settlement includes a monetary component or other terms of the agreement. The Babbitt family initially sought $30 million, and a trial was scheduled to begin in July 2026.

Babbitt was shot and killed by law enforcement during the Jan. 6 Capitol riot as she attempted to climb through a barricaded door to the Speaker’s lobby near the House chamber.

The lawsuit — filed by the conservative legal group Judicial Watch on behalf of Babbitt’s estate and her husband — alleged that U.S. Capitol Police Lt. Michael Byrd was negligent when he fired at Babbitt that day. An internal USCP investigation cleared Byrd of any wrongdoing, finding that his actions “potentially saved members and staff from serious injury and possible death.”

This is great news.

However, it is only the first step in bringing justice for Ashli Babbitt.

Now, Michael Byrd, the Capitol police officer who needlessly took the life of an unarmed woman, needs to be held accountable.

Michael Byrd has to stand trial!

— Gunther Eagleman™ (@GuntherEagleman) May 2, 2025

Byrd should be in jail for the rest of his life.

— AmericanPapaBear (@AmericaPapaBear) May 2, 2025

I hope they got $100M. As for Michael Byrd, I hope he gets 100 years.

— Paul A. Szypula 🇺🇸 (@Bubblebathgirl) May 2, 2025

So far, he has not faced any justice for murdering Babbitt that fateful day.

Instead, he was protected by Biden’s government:

EXPOSED: Lt. Byrd, who killed Ashli Babbitt, received special protection, faced no prosecution, no real investigation, and lived at a military facility for 6 months—all on YOUR tax dollars. https://t.co/OZyoGnLT6h… pic.twitter.com/SyKpNTvhsP

— Tom Fitton (@TomFitton) May 2, 2025