Ashley Babbitt Lawsuit 2026: The $5 Million Settlement, FOIA Fight, and What the Court Records Actually Show
Ashli Babbitt was shot and killed by a U.S. Capitol Police officer on January 6, 2021, as she tried to climb through a broken window leading to the Speaker’s Lobby. Her family filed a $30 million wrongful death lawsuit in early 2024. The Trump administration settled the case for nearly $5 million. But the settlement…

