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Slain Capitol Rioter’s Family Sues U.S. Government for $30 Million

LAWSUIT FILED

Capitol Police allegedly shot Ashli Babbitt as she tried to enter the Speaker’s Lobby. The suit claims that she “did not go to Washington... for any unlawful or nefarious purpose.”

A portrait of Ashli Babbitt who was shot dead during the January 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol, hangs on a fence outside the Capitol, in Washington, D.C.
TOM BRENNER

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