Trump Falsely Claims No One Died in Jan. 6 Capitol Attack

Former President Donald J. Trump claimed at his news conference on Thursday that no one died during the violence at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. But, in fact, four of his own supporters in the crowd that day died of various causes — and others, including a Capitol Police officer, died within days.

Among those who were killed on Jan. 6 itself was Ashli Babbitt, an Air Force veteran who was shot by the police while trying to force her way into the chambers of the House of Representatives. Ms. Babbitt, who came under the influence of the QAnon conspiracy group, was trying to push her way through a door of the Speaker’s Lobby when an officer fatally shot her.

The Justice Department ultimately decided not to pursue charges against the officer, Michael Byrd. But Ms. Babbitt’s family has sued the government on her behalf in a wrongful death lawsuit filed in Washington.

Three other Trump supporters died during the attack. Rosanne Boyland, a Georgia woman, suffered an amphetamine overdose, according to the Washington medical examiner’s office, and then was trampled in the crush of her fellow rioters who were pressing at police lines.

Kevin D. Greeson, 55, died of a heart attack, collapsing on the sidewalk west of the Capitol. And Benjamin Philips, the founder of a pro-Trump website called Trumparoo, died of a stroke.

One day after the attack, a Capitol Police officer, Brian M. Sicknick, died. The authorities initially said that Officer Sicknick, who had been sprayed with chemical spray while protecting the Capitol, had died “due to injuries sustained while on-duty.” The medical examiner later found that he had suffered two strokes and had died of natural causes, noting, however, that the stress of being in the riot had still played