Senior McCarthy aide, House Oversight chairman each met with mother of Jan. 6 rioter Ashli Babbitt

A senior staffer to House Speaker Kevin McCarthy met this week with Micki Wittheoft, mother of Ashli Babbitt, the woman shot and killed by police as she breached a set of doors to the Speaker's Lobby on Jan. 6, 2021. The meeting occurred outside McCarthy's office, according to multiple sources.

Wittheoft also met briefly with House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer, Republican of Kentucky, this week, his office confirmed.  

"Chairman Comer saw Mrs. Babbitt in the hallway yesterday after his testimony on the committee's budget with Ranking Member Raskin and was pleased for the opportunity to exchange hellos," his spokeswoman said.