Category: Ashli Babbitt

Ashli Babbitt Rescuer Pleads Guilty to Petty Misdemeanor for Being at the Capitol on Jan. 6

A California physician who was pulled away by police as he tried to render medical aid to a dying Ashli Babbitt pleaded guilty on June 15 to a petty misdemeanor for being at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Austin Brendlen Harris, 42, of Granada Hills, California, took a deal from federal prosecutors and…


Ex-Infowars Employee Who Captured Jan. 6 Ashli Babbitt Shooting Gets Home Detention

A Texas man who previously worked for Alex Jones’s website Infowars has been sentenced to four months of home detention and 60 hours of community service after he filmed the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Samuel Montoya, 37, was employed as a video editor for Infowars when he joined other demonstrators in the Capitol on…


Speaker Kevin McCarthy Has Not Seen Video of Fatal Ashli Babbitt Shooting on Jan. 6, Her Mother Says

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy told Ashli Babbitt’s mother that he has yet to watch video of the Jan. 6 shooting that led to Babbitt’s death at age 35. During a 30-minute Capitol Hill meeting, McCarthy (R-Calif.) promised to watch the videos Micki Witthoeft left with him, she said. “I said, ‘Well, I want to talk…


[PREMIERING at 9 PM ET] The Real Story of January 6 | Documentary

“The Real Story of January 6,” a documentary by The Epoch Times, reveals the truth that has been hidden from the American people. While a narrative has been set that what took place that day was an insurrection, key events and witnesses have been ignored until now. The documentary takes an unvarnished look at police…


PREMIERING NOW: The Real Story of January 6 | Documentary

“The Real Story of January 6,” a documentary by The Epoch Times, reveals the truth that has been hidden from the American people. While a narrative has been set that what took place that day was an insurrection, key events and witnesses have been ignored until now. The documentary takes an unvarnished look at police…


Speaker Kevin McCarthy Plans to Meet with Micki Witthoeft, Ashli Babbitt’s Mother

A month after House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said that U.S. Capitol Police Lt. Michael Byrd was “doing his job” when he shot and killed Ashli Babbitt on Jan. 6, 2021, Babbitt’s mother said the speaker scheduled a meeting with her for later in March. Micki Witthoeft said she was waiting to get into the gallery…


Undercover DC Police Officer Pushed Protesters Toward Capitol, Climbed Over Barricade: Court Filing

Three undercover Metropolitan Police Department officers joined the march of protesters up the northwest side of the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021—including one who climbed over a barricade and pushed others toward the Capitol, and another who walked behind Ashli Babbitt and predicted that “someone will get shot,” according to newly disclosed court documents. New…


Lieutenant Who Shot and Killed Ashli Babbitt on Jan. 6 Was ‘Doing His Job,’ House Speaker Kevin McCarthy Says

With the GOP-controlled U.S. House of Representatives yet to take up a list of issues ignored by the former Jan. 6 Select Committee, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Feb. 2 declared that Ashli Babbitt was not murdered and the Capitol Police lieutenant who shot her was “doing his job.” During McCarthy’s weekly press conference at…


Doctor Who Tried to Save Ashli Babbitt on Jan. 6 Charged With 2 Felonies, 2 Misdemeanors for Time at the US Capitol

A California doctor who treated the mortally wounded Ashli Babbitt after she was shot outside the House of Representatives on Jan. 6, 2021, was arrested by the FBI on four criminal charges stemming from his time at the U.S. Capitol. Dr. Austin Brendlen Harris, 42, of Granada Hills, California, was arrested Jan. 25 in Van…


Ashli Babbitt’s Mother Arrested Outside US Capitol

The mother of Ashli Babbitt—Micki Witthoeft—was detained near the U.S. Capitol on Friday afternoon and was charged with violating two Capitol traffic regulations. The detainment took place during a demonstration on the second anniversary of the death of Babbitt and three other Americans on Jan. 6, 2021. Witthoeft, 58, said she was there to honor her daughter, who…