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FACT CHECK: Did Biden Pardon Capitol Police Officer Who Allegedly Shot Ashli Babbitt?

Viral post Shared in X Former President Joe Biden has pardoned Lieutenant Lieutenant Michael Bird, a police officer in the United States Congress, which is said to have been shot and dead of Ashri Babbit during the riot on January 6, 2021.

Cutting: False

Bird’s name is not included in the List of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) issued by Biden in the presidential, and there is no other evidence to support this claim.

Fact check:

According to reports, Biden gave his brothers and his spouse a “full pardon” before retiring on January 20. AP communication。 President Donald Trump said, “looks very guilty,” said Biden. The Hill Reported.

The X post, which has been browsed more than 4 million times, claims that Biden has pardoned Bird.

“Ashuri Babbit has been a soldier to the Air Force, has been awarded for more than 12 years and won awards for his success in Iraq. Ashri was 5 feet 2 inches, weighs 115 pounds, and is unarmed. Michael Bird. The lieutenant has just forgoted him. “

That claim is wrong. The bird name is not included List of pardon by the Ministry of Justice Biden issued while presidential. Similarly, this claim is Biden White House Website Archive That Archived X account。 Biden has not commented on this claim. Personal X account。

Furthermore, I found “Please check the fact”. There is no reliable report To support the claim. In fact, the opposite is true. January 20th Lead story He revealed the mistake of the claim. According to the newspaper, Biden has recently pardoned the “Washington DC Police Department or the Federal Congress Police Police Officer”, which testified by the Special Committee. [investigating the January 6, 2021 riot]According to the newspaper, there is no evidence that Mr. Bird has testified in the committee.

Finally, Trump Not public Referenced What is a claim about birds. (Related: Did you post an image of “Unified North Korea” to Truth Social?)

Sitting interview in August 2021 NBC News Moderator Leicester Holt, Bird, said he shot Babbit as a “last resort” during the riot of the Federal Congress on January 6, 2021. The Bird fired one shot hit Babbit’s shoulder. According to the newspaper, a 35 -year -old Air Force retirement and Trump supporter died later.

Before retiring, Biden was also sentenced to a decrease in indigenous activist Leonard Peltier, who killed two Federal Investigation (FBI) staff in 1975. AP communication Reported.

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