Furthermore, it's likely that the Trump Admin stepped in on the original $30 million lawsuit and offered $5 million to avoid inconvenient things from coming out.
If that were the case he wasted $5 million dollars. It obviously did not go away.
It's much more likely he did it to pwn the libs.
Byrd failed to de-escalate the situation, issue any verbal warnings or commands, or identify himself as an officer before firing.
If you have to lie to make a point then you don't have one
He issued verbal commands and she refused to obey.
Ashli Babbitt was repeatedly ordered to stop by Capitol Police before she was shot. She ignored multiple commands to stop as she attempted to climb through a barricaded door into the Speaker's Lobby. en.wikipedia.org
So he "deescalated" the riot by taking out the tip of the spear or most aggressive attacker. A common strategy.
It's nearly impossible to negotiate with a violent mob. So you take out the leader and the rest tend to get confused as to what to do next. Giving you time to get the situation under control.
Re 6
If they don't get their paychecks there will be panic. There's already tremendous concern. Enough to force some into food lines.
Are banks and credit cards and utilities going to forgive debts and will mortgage companies rework loans to tack payments due onto the back of loans again?
The 15th will be a significant turning point in the economy if paychecks don't arrive on time. Many (most) of these folks live paycheck to paycheck.