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Capitol Police Cop Who Killed Ashli Babbitt Involved In "Prior Use Of Force Matter"

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Jun 8
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Judicial Watch sued the Department of Justice (DOJ) to obtain the release of a DOJ memo “declining criminal prosecution for Ashli Babbitt’s shooter” - Lt. Michael Byrd. Judicial Watch obtained records totaling 102 pages from the DOJ related to the January 6, 2021 shooting of Babbitt. Further, Judicial Watch learned that Byrd never filed a shooting incident report.

The documents also reveal that in the press release announcing the decision not to prosecute Byrd for the killing of Babbitt, the DOJ replaced the words “group” and “crowd” with the word “mob” several times. 

Regarding possible closed-circuit television footage the memo notes “There are several USCP operated Closed-Circuit Television Video (CCTV) cameras inside of the United States Capitol Building. However, there were no CCTV cameras observed or located in the Speaker’s Lobby area.” 

In a section of the memo titled “USCP Lieutenant Michael Byrd,” the memo notes: “He [Byrd] did not create any police reports or documents relating to the incident, and did not provide an official statement regarding use of force” though he did provide a voluntary “debrief” and walk-through of the scene with his lawyer. A footnote details that: “During the debrief of Lieutenant Byrd, he did recall writing a few sentences on an evidence bag the evening of January 6, 2021, at the request of a crime scene officer. To date, the bag has not been located by USCP or MPD.”

Judicial Watch

Judicial Watch’s report can be found here.

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BREAKING: Judicial Watch received productions of new records totaling 102 pages from the DOJ related to the shooting of January 6 protestor Ashli Babbitt (1/3).
Judicial Watch Lawsuit Forces Release of DOJ Memo Declining Criminal Prosecution for Ashli Babbitt’s Shooter - Judicial WatchShooter U.S. Capitol Police Lt. Michael Byrd Did Not Create a Police Report on Killing, Byrd Had Prior ‘Use of Force’ Issue(Washington, DC) – Judicial Watch announced that it received productions of new records totaling 102 pages from the Department of Justice (DOJ) related to the shooting of Januar…jwatch.us

June 7th 2022

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Included is a memo recommending “U.S Attorney’s Office for D.C decline for criminal prosecution the shooting of [Babbitt],” noting the shooter, U.S. Capitol Police Lt. Byrd, “did not create a police report/docs” related to the shooting of Babbitt (2/3).
Judicial Watch Lawsuit Forces Release of DOJ Memo Declining Criminal Prosecution for Ashli Babbitt’s Shooter - Judicial WatchShooter U.S. Capitol Police Lt. Michael Byrd Did Not Create a Police Report on Killing, Byrd Had Prior ‘Use of Force’ Issue(Washington, DC) – Judicial Watch announced that it received productions of new records totaling 102 pages from the Department of Justice (DOJ) related to the shooting of Januar…jwatch.us

June 7th 2022

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“These records show that Lt. Byrd was given special treatment by the Biden DOJ and that there was a miscarriage of justice in the half-baked shooting death investigation of Ashli Babbitt,” said Judicial Watch President @TomFitton (3/3).
Judicial Watch Lawsuit Forces Release of DOJ Memo Declining Criminal Prosecution for Ashli Babbitt’s Shooter - Judicial WatchShooter U.S. Capitol Police Lt. Michael Byrd Did Not Create a Police Report on Killing, Byrd Had Prior ‘Use of Force’ Issue(Washington, DC) – Judicial Watch announced that it received productions of new records totaling 102 pages from the Department of Justice (DOJ) related to the shooting of Januar…jwatch.us

June 7th 2022

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BREAKING: Capitol Police Lt. Michael Byrd did not file a police report after shooting unarmed Ashli Babbitt and had been cited in a "prior use-of-force matter" by USCP, according to new documents uncovered by Judicial Watch

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