Mother of Capitol rioter Ashli Babbitt arrested following violence in DC

The mother of Ashli Babbitt — the woman shot dead by Capitol Hill police protecting elected officials on Jan. 6 — was arrested following violence in Washington, D.C. D.C. Metropolitan Police took Micki Witthoeft into custody shorty before 7 p.m. Tuesday, according to the Daily Beast. She’s accused of “simple assault and destruction of property.” Video appears to show her menacing a counterprotester outside a jail housing Donald Trump loyalists who joined Babbitt in a 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol. Their objective on that day was to stop the certification of President Joe Biden’s 2020 electio...