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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I guess Republicans decided Blue Lives don’t Matter after all[/quote]

THIS. Where are the police unions standing up for their lost brothers?? Rs are full of sh*t.[/quote]

The outgoing chief of the U.S. Capitol Police issued an unusual public statement Monday criticizing a reported settlement between Justice Department and the family of Ashli Babbitt, who was shot and killed on Jan. 6, 2021, by an officer guarding the House chamber.

“I am extremely disappointed and disagree with this settlement,” Chief Thomas Manger said, noting that a prior DOJ investigation found no wrongdoing by police. “This settlement sends a chilling message to law enforcement nationwide, especially to those with a protective mission like ours.”

The Justice Department closed its investigation into the officer, U.S. Capitol Police Lt. Michael Byrd, in April 2021, and an internal Capitol Police investigation also cleared him of wrongdoing. Byrd, a decadeslong veteran of the force, shot Babbitt as she tried to climb through a barricaded door just a few steps from the House floor. He went into hiding for months after the attack amid death threats and racist threats against him and his family.
https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2025/05/19/congress/thomas-manger-blasts-jan-6-settlement-00357161
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