For climbing through a window, Ashli Babbitt was shot and killed exactly five years ago today, on January 6, 2021. She was gunned down by Lieutenant Michael Byrd, a Capitol police officer at that time, with a troubled service record, who claimed it was his last resort. This is a lie, as dastardly as the Left ever tells.

Justifiably Killed?

Over the last one year, it has been gratifying to see the U.S. Department of Justice, under Pam Bondi, address so many cases that have long lingered because of the two-tiered justice system that the Left had been championing for decades. One troubling case that has been put to bed, that of Ashli Babbitt's, falls short of restoring the reputation of the victim.

In 2024, Babbitt's family filed a wrongful death lawsuit for $30 million. Judge Ana Reyes of the U.S. District Court scheduled the trial for July 20, 2026, 16 days after our quarter millennial anniversary. The plaintiffs contended that, "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.”

On that day, except for Babbitt, no one else died at the hands of another during the protest and resulting riot. Biden's Department of Justice absurdly claimed that Babbitt's rights were not violated during the encounter with Lt. Byrd, a black........

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