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Trump wrong about officer who shot Jan. 6 rioter Ashli Babbitt, law enforcement official says

Former President Donald Trump suggested Sunday that the U.S. Capitol Police officer who shot Ashli Babbitt during the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol was the “head of security” for a “high-ranking” Democratic member of Congress.

That is false, according to a senior law enforcement official briefed on the matter.

The official said the officer who shot Babbitt, 35, was not a member of a security detail provided to a specific member of Congress, adding that the officer has not yet returned to duty.

Trump made the statements on Fox News’ “Sunday Morning Futures” program, hosted by Maria Bartiromo.

“Who shot Ashli Babbitt? People want to know and why,” Trump said.

Bartiromo asked Trump who he thought shot her.

“I will tell you they know who shot Ashli Babbitt. They’re protecting that person,” he replied. “I’ve heard also that it was the head of security for a certain high official — a Democrat — and we’ll see, because it’s going to come out. It’s going to come out.”

Bartiromo later said: “I want you to know that my team reached out to Sen. Chuck Schumer’s office to check on what he may know about who shot Ashli Babbitt. We have not heard back from Chuck Schumer’s office.”

4 thoughts on “Trump wrong about officer who shot Jan. 6 rioter Ashli Babbitt, law enforcement official says”

  1. This killing was the only “deadly” event at the Capitol.
    It was also the the day’s only assault with a deadly weapon.
    The shot was meant to kill, not to wound or disable.

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