Thread by @julie_kelly2

Sentencing hearing now for three members of the Munn family who pleaded guilty to "parading" in the Capitol.

DOJ wants 30 days in jail for the parents and 21 days in jail for their young adult children.

Presiding judge is Chief Judge Beryl Howell. This is part of DOJs evidence:

DOJ explaining to judge that the Munns were on social media after Jan 6 to express they were "excited" about what happened. "January 6 was not something people should be excited about," prosecutor says.

Judge interrupts - "proud of?"

Howell asking why adult children...

shouldn't get same jail time as parents.

LOL: Prosecutor wants 3 years probation IN ADDITION to jail so government can make sure the children "get on the straight and narrow" after being misled by their parents by going into the Capitol.

DOJ wants probation into 2024 election.

Howell: Kristi Munn "perpetuated" false information on social media about what happened on January 6. She saw police "bleeding" and using flash grenades.

Howell asking why she deleted social media accounts.

Howell now asking about a photo of Kristi using a 3%er sign, calling...

it a "right wing militia group." Howell demanding to know how Kristi Munn didn't know what it was.

THIS IS HAPPENING IN AMERICA.

Howell is of course an open partisan, hates Trump, and was appointed by Obama. She refers to J6ers as "rioters" even tho no one charged with "riot."

Joshua Munn has now separated himself from his family, his attorney explains.
Howell explains long probation is necessary for the "safety of our democracy, country generally, that they are no longer tempted by politicians to engage in political violence that interrupts the...

the peaceful transition of power or our elections."

No one in the Munn family is accused of attacking police, vandalizing property. In fact, there's evidence they tried to get out, help police, and pick up debris.

Howell also was chief judge overseeing Mueller probe.

Lawyer up now for Kayli Munn. She was 18 at the time, a high school senior. DOJ wants her in jail for 21 days. I can only imagine what her life has been like since this cruel DOJ took aim at her family.

Howell: "Did she follow her father's social media postings before the trip?"

Howell: He was "open" that his plan was to "march" on the U.S. Capitol on Jan 6.

Apparently that's not 1A protected in Howell's courtroom.

Howell now accusing Kayli of lying to FBI. "She claims to have seen antifa? But couldn't explain what antifa looked like? What am I...

supposed to make of that? Seems like she was making stuff up? How seriously was she taking the FBI if she was making stuff up?"

Kayli not charged with lying to the FBI but that isn't stopping Howell from making accusations from the bench.

Howell's comments are purely political.

"There are still a lot of conspiracy theories floating on social media by responsible media" related to Jan 6. People are susceptible to believing "weird stuff."

Public defender agrees, says it's a struggle with his other Jan 6 clients---what's coming from "rational media." LOL

Last year, Howell noted the "parading" charge is a class B misdemeanor, a petty offense, that the DC District Court never before dealt with. But now it consumes the time of the DC court while allowing vile partisans like Howell to berate Trump supporters for their beliefs.

Kristi Munn apologizing to court and the "country" for what she did. "We were not thinking."

Joshua Munn doesn't make a statement. (He submitted a letter to court.)

Kayli Munn: "I want to apologize for my actions that day. My parents raised me to be a good person."

Howell: "What were you trying to do?"

Kayli: Have our voices heard, if the election was "truthful." We wanted to right our wrongs. We had in our heads we were fighting a "monster."

Howell: "Who is the monster? You understand everyone is an American, right?"

Kayli: Yes.

Howell about to sentence. "This is a serious offense even though it's a petty offense. This was a shocking event" that had consequences "around the world."

Howell: What happened on January 6 was NOT first amendment protected speech, it was not legitimate protest, it was a...

CATASTROPHIC security breach of our Capitol with thousands of people with no screening."

Howell raises a DM message by Kayli joking about not getting arrested. Father posted about marching to the US Capitol.

"But it was gonna be wild," Howell says, citing Trump.

Howell erroneously claims police were using "non lethal" weapons to stop the riot. She obviously forgot about Ashli Babbitt. (Her voice just drips with condescension and arrogance.)

"They made themselves at home." Howell walking thru all the Munns' behavior inside the bldg

"They were exacerbating a really terrible security breach." Berating Munns for entering and exiting thru a broken window.

Accuses Munns of making "false statements" about what they saw inside the Capitol, discussing FB messages. "These were fighting words after Jan 6...

that has led to misinformation about that day."

LOL, unbelievable.

Howell mocking posts that police started the violence that day. Of course, that's true.

"Joining the mob was not helping the police. They exacerbated a terrible situation for police."

"These 3 defendants had the wrong models to follow on January 6," Howell says, referring to their parents.

Destroy families--that's the Democrats' goal.

"She threw up the bogeymen of Antifa," Howell says of Kayli, the then-18 year old.

Howell disputes that court can...

impose jail time and probation. (This is an issue before other judges.)

Howell: Kristi walked thru the Capitol carrying a "Trump 2020 flag like a super hero cape." She should know better, Howell says?

Howell sentences Kristi Munn to 90 days home confinement, 36 months probation

Howell "appreciates" that Joshua Howell said he didn't want to go to the Trump rally. Here's is his letter. Howell also appreciates that he has distanced himself from his family and their "negative influences."

Joshua gets 36 months probation, $10 fine.

Up now Kayli Munn, the high school senior at the time.

Howell notes her speech/debate involvement requires "using common sense and reason. These were not skills I saw demonstrated in evidence on January 6. Those weren't skills during what she said during her FBI interview."

Howell lectures Kayli to use her analytic skills "in her daily life" to make sure she never finds herself before a FEDERAL JUDGE for misdemeanor. Howell laughs at parents' influence.

Howell sentences Kayli to 36 months probation.

Parents will be sentenced later today.