It follows the pardoning by President Donald Trump of the hundreds charged and convicted of participating in the Jan. 6 riots.
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In the latest indication that the Trump Department of Justice wants a truce in former President Joe Biden’s war on those involved in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot, federal lawyers for the first time have signaled support for settlement talks in the Ashli Babbitt
wrongful death suit.
After months of
fighting the suit brought by the husband of the retired Air Force veteran shot dead by a United States Capitol Police officer as she entered the Speaker’s Lobby off the House floor, Justice changed its tune last month, according to a new court filing.
“The parties have agreed to work in good faith to narrow or resolve issues in this case,” said the latest filing agreed to by Justice lawyers and
Washington-based Judicial Watch, which is handling the suit for Babbitt’s estate and her husband, Aaron Babbitt.
The wording is the first to suggest settlement negotiations are underway in the $30 million lawsuit filed by Judicial Watch last January.
Comment:
Officer Byrd used excessive force.
He did not give any warning before he shot Babbitt.
He could have tasered her or just simply pushed her back.
Byrd should be brought up on federal charges of violating Babbitt's 4th Amendment civil rights.