The Trump administration is expected to pay nearly $5 million to settle a lawsuit filed by the family of Ashli Babbitt, the woman fatally shot during the January 6 Capitol riot, sources familiar with the agreement told ABC News on Monday.

The settlement resolves a $30 million lawsuit brought by Babbitt’s estate and the conservative group Judicial Watch. The suit claimed that the Capitol Police officer who shot Babbitt—while she tried to climb through a shattered window near the House Speaker’s Lobby—acted negligently.

The Washington Post first reported the settlement amount.

In April 2021, the Department of Justice cleared U.S. Capitol Police Lt. Michael Byrd of criminal wrongdoing. Investigators found no evidence that Byrd “did not reasonably believe that it was necessary to do so in self-defense or in defense of the Members of Congress and others evacuating the House Chamber.”

A separate internal investigation by the Capitol Police reached a similar conclusion, stating that Byrd’s actions were lawful and aligned with department policy. He did not face disciplinary action.

“The officer’s actions potentially saved Members and staff from serious injury and possible death,” the Capitol Police said in an August 2021 statement. “USCP Officers had barricaded the Speaker’s Lobby with furniture before a rioter shattered the glass door. If the doors were breached, the rioters would have immediate access to the House Chambers. The officer acted in line with USCP training and protocols.”

It remains unclear whether the settlement will include any change in the DOJ’s official stance or admission of fault by Lt. Byrd or the Capitol Police. Representatives from the DOJ and attorneys for Babbitt’s estate did not respond to requests for comment.

Capitol Police Chief Tom Manger expressed strong opposition to the settlement in a statement to ABC News.

“I am extremely disappointed and disagree with this settlement,” Manger said. “In 2021, the DOJ investigation determined no wrongdoing by police. This settlement sends a chilling message to law enforcement nationwide, especially to those with a protective mission like ours.”

Officials recently confirmed to a federal judge that they had reached an agreement in principle to settle the lawsuit, which was filed during the Biden administration, but did not disclose specific terms at the time.

Former President Donald Trump has frequently mentioned Babbitt’s death in his broader support for the individuals who participated in the Capitol riot, claiming they were wrongfully treated. One of Trump’s first moves after returning to office was issuing pardons for nearly all of the roughly 1,500 people charged in connection with the January 6 attack. His proclamation labeled the DOJ’s investigation as “a grave national injustice.”

In response, Manger issued a memo to Capitol Police officers stating that the pardons “let violent criminals who attacked police officers off the hook” and called for accountability for those individuals.

In a March interview with Newsmax, Trump claimed he wasn’t aware of the Babbitt family’s lawsuit but vowed to look into it.

“I’m a big fan of Ashli Babbitt, okay, and Ashli Babbitt was a really good person who was a big MAGA fan, Trump fan, and she was innocently standing there—they even say, trying to sort of hold back the crowd,” Trump said. “And a man did something unthinkable to her when he shot her, and I think it’s a disgrace. I’m going to look into that; I did not know that.”

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