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2 May 2025


NextImg:Ashli Babbitt’s Family, DOJ Reach Settlement
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Lawyers for the Justice Department and attorneys representing Ashli Babbitt, the woman who attempted to climb through a smashed window in the Speaker’s Lobby at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, and was fatally shot by police as lawmakers fled the impending mob, said that a “settlement in principle” has been reached in the civil lawsuit brought against the U.S. government by Babbitt’s family.

The settlement has not been signed yet, and attorneys did not reveal the final settlement amount during a hearing before U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes on Friday.

Babbitt’s family has previously asked for $30 million.

This driver's license photo from the Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration (MVA), provided to AP by the Calvert County Sheriff's Office, shows Ashli Babbitt.
This driver's license photo from the Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration (MVA), provided to AP by the Calvert County Sheriff's Office, shows Ashli Babbitt.
Maryland MVA/Courtesy of the Calvert County Sheriff's Office via AP

Babbitt was shot by U.S. Capitol Police Lt. Michael Byrd, and an internal investigation determined that Byrd had acted lawfully when trying to repel the 35-year-old woman as rioters were closing in on lawmakers inside the Capitol.

A fight over payment is also ongoing in the case.

Terrell Roberts, a former lawyer for the Babbitt family, early Friday asked the judge to issue a lien on the final settlement of at least 25% so he could collect on allegedly unpaid attorneys’ fees. In his request to the judge, Roberts also revealed that he had only learned a settlement had been reached because a reporter called him to confirm it.

In court Friday, as current lawyers for Babbitt’s family lamented Roberts’ last-minute request and accused him of attempting to throw off negotiations that were set to resolve by May 12, the judge erupted.

Reyes said she was “frankly quite annoyed” that a reporter had learned about a settlement agreement before the court did.

A status report will be filed by Tuesday, and according to the Justice Department, it will be at least a month before any funds start flowing.