Trump administration reaches preliminary settlement with family of Ashli Babbitt: Report

Published May 2, 2025 2:45pm ET



The Trump administration reached a preliminary settlement with the family of Ashli Babbitt, one of the rioters at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

The attorneys for Babbitt’s family said they reached an agreement in principle on Friday, according to various reports. The settlement agreement was revealed during a hearing after a former attorney for Babbitt’s family said in a filing that he received a call Thursday from a journalist about claims a settlement was reached.

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