During the chaos of January 6, when rioters stormed the Capitol, Ashli Babbitt was shot by the Secret Service when she tried to break into the room where senators were hiding. The officer probably saved the lives of the Congressmen.
After her death, she became a ‘martyr-like figure’ among MAGA supporters. Trump has repeatedly referred to her as a “patriot,” as he tries to rewrite history for that day.
Now, the Trump administration has agreed to the payout to settle a $30 million wrongful death lawsuit filed by her family.
A war hero, Colorado Rep. Jason Crow, who served in Iraq and Afghanistan and earned a Bronze medal, has slammed the Trump administration for handing a $5 million payout to a rioter’s family.
Crow slated the move as part of an attempt by President Donald Trump to “rewrite history.”
“He doesn‘t want to acknowledge that he weaponized a mob and sent that mob to attack the Capitol to brutalize hundreds of officers, 140 of whom still have major injuries, five of whom died from their wounds and their trauma,” Crow told Tapper.
Rep. Jason Crow said politicians can’t just ‘ignore that entire part of history because it‘s inconvenient to Donald Trump.’
‘We were trapped’: Trauma of Jan. 6 lingers for many lawmakers.
Trump has already pardoned or commuted the convictions of over 1,500 people charged in connection with the riot four years ago.
