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To: DugwayDuke
Ashli Babbitt was a 35 year old mother who had served her country in the Air Force as a patriot. She was unarmed, did not pose any credible threat, and was shot point-blank by Capitol police officer Michael Byrd (who had a history of issues with firearms). Nothing happened to him. Her family lost their wife and mother.

He embellished his testimony (basically lying under oath) and has made a lot of money because of his role in January 6th. He is not, under any definition, a hero. If there is no there there I would assume this will come out in discovery before there is any overt prosecution. If everything is as he said is was then he has nothing to worry about.

As a general thought, it's hard to believe anything about January 6th considering how many lies and inconsistencies have been uncovered already. One thing is for sure, it wasn't caused by President Trump.

13 posted on 07/08/2026 11:47:39 AM PDT by neverevergiveup
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To: neverevergiveup

neverevergiveup wrote: “Ashli Babbitt was a 35 year old mother who had served her country in the Air Force as a patriot. She was unarmed, did not pose any credible threat, and was shot point-blank by Capitol police officer Michael Byrd “

Exactly what does that have to do with Michael Fanone?

Ashli Babbit was shot while attempting to climb through a shattered glass panel of a barricaded door leading into the Speaker’s Lobby inside the U.S. Capitol. She was part of a mob attempting to breach the entrance where lawmakers were being evacuated, and she ignored verbal commands and warnings from a U.S. Capitol Police officer prior to the shooting.


23 posted on 07/08/2026 1:35:45 PM PDT by DugwayDuke (Most pickhe expert who says the things they agree with.)
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