Ashli Babbitt’s mother attends FBI Director Wray’s testimony at oversight hearing

Ashli Babbitt’s mother attended FBI Director Christopher Wray’s testimony before the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday.

Micki Witthoeft, the mother of Babbitt, was seen wearing a T-shirt to the hearing that read “Ashli Babbitt murdered by capitol police.” Babbitt was shot and killed by police while attempting to climb through doors to the Speaker’s Lobby during the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.

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Wray is expected to face a long flurry of questions from Republican members who have harsh grievances about FBI operations. The GOP-led committee has concerns over a withdrawn FBI memo related to extremism in the Catholic Church, the FBI’s interference with former President Donald Trump, and allegations of political corruption through censorship on social media.

During an Oversight Committee hearing on the January 6 attack in 2021, Rep. Paul Gosar (R-AZ) questioned Wray regarding the Capitol Police officer who fatally shot Ashli Babbitt, claiming she was “lying in wait and then gave no warning before killing her.”

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Witthoeft was charged in May on preliminary charges of simple assault and destruction of property for striking a counterprotester at a right-wing event outside a DC jail. However, federal prosecutors have since declined to file charges in her case, according to WUSA9.

On the second anniversary of the riot, Witthoeft was arrested for “blocking and obstructing roadways” and failing to obey commands near the Capitol, according to a statement from the U.S. Capitol Police. However, all charges were later dropped, according to a report.