Dems Resent Noem Being Safe, but Hid Ashli Babbitt's Killer for Seven Months

Coward Michael Byrd hid with his dog

 Susan Daniels Aug 31, 2025 @ Susan's Newsletter

Recently the Democrats were irate that Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem was living in military housing after harassment and death threats were made against her. The decision was made after “doxxing” turned into perceived intimidation.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem  

Assaults on law enforcement has increased dramatically, and Noem is an obvious target. The  assaults on ICE agents jumped 830% in the first six months of this year.

"Following the media’s publishing of the location of Secretary Noem’s Washington D.C. apartment, she has faced vicious doxxing on the dark web and a surge in death threats, including from the terrorist organizations, cartels, and criminal gangs that DHS targets. Due to threats and security concerns, she has been forced to temporarily stay in secure military housing," Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said. "Secretary Noem continues to pay rent for her Navy Yard residence."

 Ironically, not a single complaint came from the whiners on the Left when then-Capitol Police Lieutenant Michael Byrd and his dog were housed at at taxpayer expense for seven months at Joint Base Andrews after he shot and killed U.S. Air Force veteran Ashli Babbitt inside the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021. We even paid for his phone calls.

Capitol Police Department Captain Michael Leroy Byrd

 Efforts to identify with him Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests filed by Judicial Watch were ignored by the FBI refused three times.

“In its complaint, Judicial Watch explained to the court that it had asked all three government agencies for all records relating to the billeting of Byrd at Joint Base Andrews during the period from January 6, 2021, to July 2022, including authorization papers, housing, meals, transportation, and visitor logs.

“The documents show that Lieutenant Byrd and a pet stayed in a “Distinguished Visitor Suite” at the “Presidential Inn” (part of Air Force Inns) under a “Capitol Police Presidential Inn Reservation” for the period July 8, 2021, through January 28, 2022.

 The Distinguished Visitor Suite is typically reserved for Brigadier Generals or above.

 

“Last month, also as a result of this lawsuit, Judicial Watch (JW) released records from the DC Police about the shooting death of Babbitt, showing that multiple officers claimed they didn’t see a weapon in Babbitt’s hand before Byrd shot her, and that Byrd was visibly distraught afterward. One officer attested that he didn’t hear any verbal commands before Byrd shot Babbitt.”

From those (JW) records: “The new records include the January 6, 2021, Metro PD Death Report for Babbitt (identified as Ashli Elizabeth McEntee-Babbitt Pamatian). The investigators note that the possible Manner of Death was ‘Homicide [Police Involved Shooting].’ The narrative description of the ‘Terminal Event’ (Babbitt’s death) notes that ‘the victim was shot inside of the U.S. Capitol building. After being shot, the victim was transported to Medstar for advance life support, however after several attempts to revive the victim, she succumb [sic] to her injury and was pronounced dead at 1515 hours by Dr. [redacted] the attending physician.’

“Under the ‘Investigation/Medical History’ portion of the report, the investigators wrote, Babbitt ‘was involved in a first amendment demonstration at the U.S. Capitol….(emphasis added) the decedent was shot by a member of Law Enforcement after breeching a secured room at First Street, Southeast, Washington, DC, (U.S. Capitol Building).”

According to congressional and police documents obtained by Just the News, “The Capitol Police officer who fatally shot Ashli Babbitt during the Jan. 6 riots and then was promoted has a lengthy internal affairs and disciplinary record that includes firearm-related incidents, a sweeping congressional investigation has found.

 “The issues in Captain Michael Byrd's background included a failed shotgun qualification test, a failed FBI background check for a weapon's purchase, a 33-day suspension for a lost weapon (which he left in a public restroom) and referral to Maryland state prosecutors for firing his gun at a stolen car fleeing his neighborhood.

Other interesting court filings for Byrd include two bankruptcies and two foreclosures. His 1999 Chapter 7 bankruptcy discharged all his debt. In 2009 Byrd filed for Chapter 13, which allows people to make payments on debts, but changed that to Chapter 7 to rid himself of those responsibilities. According to bankruptcy court documents, his income for 2009 was $142,144.

 The Trustee’s Final Report showed he paid $14,547 to clear debts of $1,237,680.00. Lawyers will be relieved to know that the trustee got her $2,393 fee from that amount.

He lost his house to the bank and the U.S. Senate Federal Credit Fund lost $20,555 for a car they financed. Despite foreclosures and bankruptcies, Byrd was able to purchase a $520,000 house in 2019.

Unlike others who would have been at least reduced in rank for his many failings, Byrd apparently was rewarded with a seven-month vacation after the shooting and eventually promoted to the rank of Captain.

Michael Byrd has owed the IRS $56,365.71 since 2019—Case No. FL19-1594— in Prince George’s County Courts. It is still unpaid. With interest and penalties it would now be over $100,000.

 

 But this may be what Byrd is waiting for: “For a filed tax return, the IRS generally has a 10-year statute of limitations to collect unpaid taxes from the date of assessment. Once this time, known as the Collection Statute Expiration Date (CSED), expires, the IRS can no longer legally enforce collection of the tax debt.”

If it isn’t refiled within ten years, it is forgiven. I.R.S. has plenty of people and plenty of time to refile against him. However, if he is in jail, where he should be for the murder of Ashli Babbitt, they may have a problem collecting. And since the Air Force just agreed she should receive military funeral honors for her fourteen years of service, his day in court may be sooner than he thinks

 

Cop Who Shot Ashli Babbitt Still Owes IRS from 2019

Susan Daniels May 03, 2025 @ Susan's Newsletter

 

 A settlement is in the works between the government and the family of Ashli Babbitt, who was killed by Capitol Police Officer Lt. Michael Leroy Byrd on January 6, 2021. He was negligent in the use of force, did not identify himself as a police officer, and Babbitt was an unarmed threat.

Byrd, then promoted to Captain at a salary of about $200,000 a year, has still not paid the debt to the I.R.S., which would now be over $90,000, with penalties and interest added.

With a substantial number of new Internal Revenue agents, surely one can go after Capitol Police Captain Michael Byrd for the $56,365.71 he has owed the IRS since 2019—Case No. FL19-1594. A recent call to Prince George’s County Courts, MD, confirmed that the lien is unpaid.

A news article finally identified Lt. Michael Leroy Byrd of Brandywine, MD, seven months after he shot and killed Ashli Babbitt on January 6, 2021. The Babbitt family attorney, Terry Roberts, said that if Byrd were White, instead of Black, he would have been identified immediately. 

He said race was “clearly a factor” in hiding Byrd’s identity. Byrd told fellow officers the next day that he would be treated differently because of his rank as a lieutenant. And he was. He was not fired as he should have been.But he had problems before that. 

In 2019 Byrd was the commander of the House Chambers section of the Capitol Police. He made news when he left his loaded firearm in a public visitor’s center bathroom. His Glock-22 had no manual safety to prevent unintended firing. That made the incident particularly concerning. The gun was discovered later in a routine check by another officer.

I stumbled across this tax deadbeat while working with author Jack Cashill in my role as a licensed private investigator. Although the court tax filing listed Byrd’s previous address, those crack IRS investigators should have found him as easily as I did. If they contact me, I’ll be happy to share his new address.

After he shot and killed 14-year Air Force veteran Ashli Babbitt on January 6, 2021, Byrd had plenty of opportunity to save money. 

Documents obtained by Judicial Watch show that then Lieutenant Byrd and a pet stayed in a “Distinguished Visitor Suite” at the Presidential Inn at Andrews Air Force Base from July 8, 2021, through January 28, 2022, which cost the taxpayers about $30,000. While living off the largess of the taxpayers, Byrd also collected $164,211 through a GoFundMe account. Defendants accused in the Capitol riot turned to Christian sites to raise money for legal fees.

Other interesting court filings for Byrd include two bankruptcies and two foreclosures. His 1999 Chapter 7 bankruptcy discharged all his debt. In 2009 Byrd filed for Chapter 13, which allows people to make payments on debts, but changed that to Chapter 7 to rid himself of those responsibilities. According to bankruptcy court documents, his income for 2009 was $142,144.

The Trustee’s Final Report showed he paid $14,547 to clear debts of $1,237,680.00. Lawyers will be relieved to know that the trustee got her $2,393 fee from that amount.

He lost his house to the bank and the U.S. Senate Federal Credit Fund lost $20,555 for a car they financed. Despite foreclosures and bankruptcies, Byrd was able to purchase a $520,000 house in 2019.

In a primetime interview with Lester Holt, Byrd said: “I was very afraid that day.” Very. Afraid. The fearsome Ashli Babbitt was 5’2”, weighed 115 pounds and was unarmed.

A photo shows Byrd waving his gun around in the House chamber before he even went into the lobby where he killed Babbitt. Lawyer Terry Roberts, said: "If I was a congressman, I'd be very concerned about him carrying a gun around me.”

“I tried to wait as long as I could,” Byrd told Holt. “I hoped and prayed no one tried to enter through those doors. But their failure to comply required me to take the appropriate action to save the lives of members of Congress and myself and my fellow officers.”

Afraid or not, Byrd was promoted to captain with a salary of around $200,000 a year. Perhaps he will now be able to pay the IRS. 

Susan Daniels is a private investigator and the author of The Rubbish Hauler’s Wife versus Barack Obama: A True Story which is available on Amazon.com.

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