Man Who Filmed Ashli Babbitt Shooting at Capitol Charged With Joining Riot
âOUR HOUSE, MOTHERF*CKERS!â
John Sullivan has insisted that heâs a journalist, but footage shows him screaming out at the Capitol: âWe gotta get this sh*t burned... itâs our house motherf*ckers!â
The man who recorded footage of Capitol Police shooting Ashli Babbittâthe first fatality from last weekâs pro-Trump riotâhas been arrested on charges that he took part in the storming. John Sullivan has insisted that heâs a journalist and was at the Capitol to document the protests. According to ABC4, he was interviewed on CNN and ABCâs Good Morning America to describe what he saw inside the building. But a criminal complaint states that he gave footage to the FBI that showed him shouting at rioters: âYou guys are fucking savage. Letâs go!â Another clip shows him saying: âWe gotta get this shit burned... itâs our house motherfuckers!â Some reports have linked Sullivan to Black Lives Matter protestsâbut the founder of BLM Utah, Lex Scott, said he ânever has been and never will beâ a member of his group, and described Sullivan as âa thorn in our side.â