On Saturday, Stacey blogged about NBC News’s report on a memo stating the Capitol Police exonerated the officer who shot and killed Ashli Babbitt on January 6th.
NBC News never revealed the memo.
They do not have to now. The Capitol Police announced they cleared the officer:
The probe by the U.S. Capitol Police exonerated the officer for his use of force. The department said in a memo outlining the investigation that the officer’s actions were within department policy, which allows deadly force only when an officer reasonably believes they are protecting themselves or others from serious physical harm.The department said it was not identifying the officer because he and his family “have been the subject of numerous credible and specific threats for actions that were taken as part of the job of all our officers: defending the Congress, Members, staff and the democratic process.”
The DOJ decided in April not to press charges against the officer. They claimed they could not find evidence the officer violated Babbitt’s civil rights.
However, the department found it “reasonable for the officer to believe he was firing in self-defense or in defense of lawmakers fleeing the House chamber.”
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