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Two police officers who defended the Capitol during the Jan. 6, 2021 attack filed a federal civil lawsuit, asking a judge to order the hanging of a plaque to honor police heroes who protected the Capitol, lawmakers and staff from rioters. The lawsuit cites a 2022 law signed by President Biden that required the honorary plaque be hung by March 2023. The plaque has been completed and in storage since at least last year, but GOP House Speaker Mike Johnson has not committed to installing it at the Capitol. The dispute over the plaque has angered victims and inflamed a...

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The Washington Examiner reports that the suit was filed on behalf of Babbitt’s estate and her husband, Aaron Babbitt, and claims the officer who shot Babbitt was “incompetent” and “dangerous” and should have recognized Babbitt posed no threat to Congress when she entered the House speaker’s lobby. Kyle Cheney from Politico posted the news on X this Friday afternoon. UPDATE: The radical leftist judge on the case, Ana Reyes, is SCREAMING at both sides in the courtroom. Insane! Via Julie Kelly:

US government is set to return nearly $63,000 to infamous J6er John Sullivan, who also goes by Jayden X. Sullivan reportedly made the money from his filming of the protests and rioting that day. ... Antifa-BLM organizer John Sullivan was sentenced in April 2024 to six years in prison for his actions on January 6, 2021, at the US Capitol. Antifa-Insurgence leader John Earl Sullivan was arrested in Utah after the US Capitol riots. As reported previously, Antifa protester John Sullivan was caught on video posing as a Trump supporter during the rioting at the US Capitol on January 6th....

I am looking for links to original videos/photos from inside the capital building when Ashli Babbitt was shot. Not outside in the hallway (which are easily available) but inside the room showing the barricades. Specifically I want to see several 'claims' are true: 1. That Senators/Congress people were in the room and they had to be protected. Frequently quoted as justification for shooting. 2. That the Shooter (Michael Byrd) was alone (not with other security near the door) and he warned people not to come through. 3. Actual videos of the glass and doors being broken before Ashli Babbitt tried...

President Trump has said he will look into the status of Capitol police officer Michael Byrd.As readers will remember, Byrd is the man who murdered January 6th protester Ashli Babbitt in cold blood.While protesters were aggressively persecuted and imprisoned, Byrd was cleared of any wrongdoing following an investigation by his superiors.After avoiding criminal prosecution, he was given a medal by the Biden regime and has since been promoted to a higher position.In an interview with Greg Kelly over on Newsmax, Trump was asked about Babbitt’s murder by Byrd and whether he should still be in his position.Trump has promised to...

Today, years after Ashli was gunned down in the US Capitol, the Trump administration signaled that they will resolve this case for the family. Paul Bedard @SecretsBedard · Follow Justice signals settlement in $30M Ashli Babbitt ‘wrongful death’ suit brought by @JudicialWatch https://washingtonexaminer.com/news/washington-secrets/3335232/justice-signals-settlement-30m-ashli-babbitt-wrongful-death-suit/ via @dcexaminer

The U.S. Mint confirmed that a controversial coin using a description that referred to Jan. 6 freedom fighters as “insurrectionists” has been officially taken out of circulation after it was exposed by the popular social-media account Libs of TikTok on Tuesday. The commemorative coin had been authorized and first posted on the Mint’s website during the Biden administration, citing a law passed by the Democrat-controlled Congress in August 2021. It was not immediately clear how long the coin had been available, how many were struck or at what cost to U.S. taxpayers. Headline USA reached out to the Mint for...

Now, we learn Biden has extended one final middle finger to the victims of J6 by pardoning all of the Capitol police officers who testified regarding the J6 protests. This means a full pardon to incompetent US Capitol Police Lieutenant Michael Byrd, who killed Air Force veteran and American war hero Ashli Babbitt. Biden, though, sees nothing wrong with pardoning a man many feel is guilty of cold-blooded murder. “Even when individuals have done nothing wrong-and in fact have done the right thing-and will ultimately be exonerated, the mere fact of being investigated or prosecuted can irreparably damage reputations and...

As Jim Hoft reported earlier, Joe Biden pardoned Tony Fauci, General Mark Milley, and the entire J6 Select Committee of liars in his final act as president. They were all faithful servants to the Democrat machine. Now comes their reward. Now, we learn Biden has extended one final middle finger to the victims of J6 by pardoning all of the Capitol police officers who testified regarding the J6 protests. This means a full pardon to incompetent US Capitol Police Lieutenant Michael Byrd, who killed Air Force veteran and American war hero Ashli Babbitt.

Judicial Watch President @TomFitton discusses new emails showing communications between government officials, including then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office, and Lieutenant Michael Byrd, after he shot and killed Ashli Babbitt inside the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021.

Jack Poso 🇺🇸 @JackPosobiec NEW: Democrats and even some moderate Senate/House GOP are discussing adding Capitol Police Officer Michael Byrd to the Biden blanket preemptive pardon list, per WH official 10:29 AM · Dec 20, 2024

The U.S. Capitol Police lieutenant who shot and killed Ashli Babbitt at the Capitol on Jan. 6 was recommended for termination in 2001 for abandoning his post in the Speaker’s Office for a card game in a nearby cloakroom, then lying about it to Internal Affairs Division investigators, Blaze News has learned. The 2001 investigation of Michael L. Byrd, 56, was the first known disciplinary case brought against the lieutenant who crept from his blind near the doors to the Speaker’s Lobby on Jan. 6, 2021, and shot Babbitt to death. The 2001 incident is the fourth such disciplinary case...

The U.S. Capitol Police lieutenant who shot and killed Ashli Babbitt at the Capitol on Jan. 6 was recommended for termination in 2001 for abandoning his post in the Speaker’s Office for a card game in a nearby cloakroom, then lying about it to Internal Affairs Division investigators, Blaze News has learned. The 2001 investigation of Michael L. Byrd, 56, was the first known disciplinary case brought against the lieutenant who crept from his blind near the doors to the Speaker’s Lobby on Jan. 6, 2021, and shot Babbitt to death. The 2001 incident is the fourth such disciplinary case...

Rep. Loudermilk wrote to Capitol Police Chief Manger asking for detailed information on Lt. Michael Byrd, who murdered Ashli Babbitt on J6 when she attempted to crawl through a window in the Capitol building. Loudermilk wanted to know the details of Byrd’s promotion to Captain. Some reports claim Byrd demanded a promotion. Loudermilk had concerns based on Byrd’s lengthy discipline record, for which he paid no price. His History of Recklessness Captain Byrd was referred to the USCP Office of Professional Responsibility (“OPR”) in 2004 for an incident in Prince George’s County, Maryland. Byrd discharged his weapon. He shot at...

The union's statements come after reports that the officer who fatally shot Ashli Babbitt received special financial support from police leadership under pressure from Democrats. The U.S. Capitol Police union leader is calling out the department for providing special financial and other benefits to Capt. Michael Byrd, the officer who fatally shot Jan. 6 protestor Ashli Babbitt, that were not given to fellow officers. “What a slap in the face to the rank and file officers of the USCP, especially all who were on duty on J6,” U.S. Capitol Police union Chairman Gus Papathanasiou said in a statement Thursday to...

House Democrats pressured U.S. Capitol Police to provide special financial assistance and even a promotion to the officer who fatally shot unarmed protester Ashli Babbitt during the Jan. 6 riot, resulting in tens of thousands of dollars in taxpayer and charitable assistance not provided to other officers, according to internal emails reviewed by Just the News. "He is very upset about how he is being treated. He wants us to figure this out and now," a top congressional aide to then-House Appropriations Subcommittee Chairman Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, wrote to Capitol Police in November 2021 pressing for more assistance to Lt....

US Capitol Police union members tell me Ashli Babbitt killer Capt. Byrd is "DEI hire" promoted up ranks despite failing multiple training tests/mishandling firearms. He's "reckless"+racist "hothead" who was "trigger-happy" on J6 b/c he shot Trump rioters out to kill blacks Newly released USCP records reveal the cop who killed unarmed Trump supporter Ashli Babbitt previously was referred for disciplinary action six (6) times and was suspended for at least 40 days without pay. Nonetheless, Lt. Michael Byrd was promoted to Captain last year. In new letter to USCP,House investigators want to know if it "treated [Capt] Byrd more favorably...

The J6 riot was not an insurrection but a protest that escalated into an out-of-control riot because then-Capitol Police Chief Steven Sund was denied intelligence about potential threats that day and denied National Guard backup that he was begging for. In the cold light of hindsight, a new Trump administration will ensure that the narrative of J6 is rewritten to reflect the truth of that tragic day instead of the lies spun by Democrat Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi’s J6 committee. Sund is a crucial witness to history. Pelosi made him her scapegoat, firing him immediately, but she knew that he...

A House Subcommittee reveals that Michael Byrd, the Capitol Police officer who shot Ashli Babbitt, has a lengthy disciplinary record. One America’s Zach Petersen has The Scoop. (7 min video)