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mahatmakanejeeves

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15. One small correction:

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Tue May 20, 2025, 01:14 AM

May 2025

The Trump administration is set to pay out nearly $5 million to settle a lawsuit brought by the family of Ashli Babbitt, a rioter fatally shot during the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, sources familiar with the matter confirmed to ABC News on Monday.

No, it isn’t.

YOU are set to pay out nearly $5 million to settle a lawsuit brought by the family of Ashli Babbitt, a rioter fatally shot during the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, sources familiar with the matter confirmed to ABC News on Monday.

Project 2025 and its talking hood ornament Donald Trump are going to do what they always do: hand you the bill and walk away.

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Ashli Babbitt's family to receive $5 million in settlement with Trump administration: Sources [View all] riversedge May 2025 OP

instead of suicide by cop its lotto by cop. nt ImNotGod May 2025 #1

Trump: "I'm a big fan of Ashli Babbitt, okay, and Ashli Babbitt was a really good person who was a big MAGA fan, riversedge May 2025 #2

It would have been better to shoot her in the legs? BurnDoubt May 2025 #14

"competing narratives" Yeesh. Is that anything like alternative facts? 2MuchNoise May 2025 #3

Yes, "alternative facts" compete against "fake news" William Seger May 2025 #7

This message was self-deleted by its author FailureToCommunicate May 2025 #4

might have been a few factors other that skin color coming into play stopdiggin May 2025 #11

This message was self-deleted by its author FailureToCommunicate May 2025 #12

Insurrection Pays! BidenRocks May 2025 #5

In another word, reparations for a wrong against her family. rogue emissary May 2025 #6

I saw a video made by Ashlii before Jan 6th... Archae May 2025 #8

So fucked up. She absolutely deserved death. As did everyone of her co-conspirators. Lucky Luciano May 2025 #9

Fun Fact: The United States used to hang traitors. FishBones51 May 2025 #21

Is there literally anything that can be done about this? quakerboy May 2025 #10

ABSOLUTE TRAVESTY OF JUSTICE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! BurnDoubt May 2025 #13

It was an "ABSOLUTE TRAVESTY OF JUSTICE" that Trump pardoned the thugs also. Lady Justice weeps!! riversedge May 2025 #22

Naked Agression. BurnDoubt May 2025 #23

One small correction: mahatmakanejeeves May 2025 #15

Her family doesn't deserve one red cent. Balatro May 2025 #16

Babbitt: Botany May 2025 #17

Babbitt was a traitor MissouriDem47 May 2025 #18

Your tax dollars at work. Nanjeanne May 2025 #19

The Nazis had Horst Wessel mn9driver May 2025 #20

Maddow Blog-Trump administration planning to pay $5 million to the family of a rioter killed on Jan. 6 LetMyPeopleVote May 2025 #24

This is Ghoulish SunImp May 2025 #25

Yet, in some states Nobel_Twaddle_III May 2025 #26

I thought the government didn't negotiate with terrorists... Dulcinea May 2025 #27

No Money to them! Just read that she would "have surrendered" to the guard if he tried to arrest her once she got... electric_blue68 May 2025 #28

5 million for a traitor, but no money for Medicaid. Emile May 2025 #29