Watchdog suit forces DOJ to release memo declining criminal prosecution of Ashli Babbitt's shooter

June 9, 2022

Legal watchdog group Judicial Watch says it has received 102 pages of new Justice Department records related to the fatal shooting of Jan. 6 protester Ashli Babbitt.

Included in the documents is a memo recommending that the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia "decline for criminal prosecution" the fatal shooting of Babbitt.

The documents also state U.S. Capitol Police Lt. Michael Byrd, the shooter, "did not create a police report or documents" related to the incident.

The memo recommending not to prosecute Byrd justifies that decision, "based on a review of law enforcement and civilian eyewitness accounts, physical evidence, recorded radio communications, cell phone footage, [Metropolitan Police Department] reports, forensic reports, and the autopsy report" for Babbitt.

Full article here: https://justthenews.com/government/courts-law/watchdog-suit-forces-doj-release-memo-declining-criminal-prosecution-ashli

Documents: https://www.judicialwatch.org/documents/tags/prod2andjune/