A court filing by a government watchdog group that has filed a wrongful death suit against the federal government on behalf of Jan. 6 protester Ashli Babbitt, who was shot and killed by a Capitol Police officer, says the Biden Justice Department is acting “as if” she was the one responsible for deaths related to the riot.

According to a recent court filing by Washington-based Judicial Watch, the Justice Department has responded to its $30 million lawsuit by criticizing Babbitt, a 35-year-old Air Force veteran, who was killed as she attempted to enter the House Speaker’s Lobby, just feet from the House floor, during the January 6, 2021, riot.

Judicial Watch asserted that in its efforts to move the case from Babbitt’s residence in San Diego, California, to Washington, D.C., the Justice Department is aiming to secure a more favorable court and jury. Additionally, Biden’s DOJ seeks to connect her to the government’s claim that 140 police officers were injured in the clashes and three subsequently died due to their involvement, the legal group claimed in its court filing.

In a 20-page filing, Judicial Watch wrote:

“Defendant’s position [to transfer venue] illustrates and underscores the prejudice and injustice that Plaintiffs would face if venue were transferred to the District of Columbia. Defendant mentions 80 Capitol Police officers and 60 Metropolitan Police officers that were injured and connects the deaths of three officers to the events on that day, thus connecting Ashli Babbitt to these deaths and other injuries, as if she caused them.

The request for a change in venue is clearly influenced by defendant’s strongest motivation for changing venue, which is to select the forum where it feels it would receive a favorable process and outcome based on adversity against January 6 participants.

By its motion, defendant hopes to unfairly and unjustly connect Ashli Babbitt to violence, injuries, and deaths for which she is blameless and connect her by association to thousands of individuals convicted of misdemeanors and felonies for which she was never charged and is unable to present a defense due to the lawless actions of one of defendant’s employees in shooting and killing her.”

Judicial Watch argued two points in seeking to keep the case anchored in San Diego.

“First, it said that the law should favor those filing suits and not bow to claims of inconvenience made by Justice,” the Examiner reported, citing the filing.

“Second, it said that Washington judges and juries are biased against anybody involved in the riots. Several key defense lawyers have made similar claims. And Judicial Watch quoted a Washington federal judge in other cases who said the killing of unarmed Babbitt was justified,” the outlet added.