Justice Dept to seek prison time for the Munn family of Texas in Jan 6 case.
30 days for mom and dad: Dawn & Thomas Munn
21 days for their three kids: Joshua, Kayli, Kristi
Family spent more than 50 minutes inside Capitol
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MOM:
Dawn Munn, 57, a nurse was accused of entering private Senate conference room and allegedly "bragged privately and publicly to other users about being in the Capitol building and having stormed the building"
Feds to seek 30-days jail
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DAD:
Thomas Munn, 55, is a US Army veteran
Feds say: "In social media posts in the days following Jan 6, (he) falsely claimed that there had been no violence at the Capitol and very little damage to the building"
Surveillance image appears to show him smoking inside
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SON:
Joshua Munn, 25, is a janitor, who's moved away from family to Wisconsin
Feds say he blamed law enforcement, citing message: "I am still feeling the teargas so ya I'm pissed.. It was all over the Capitol building they used it in the hallway to try and keep us out"
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DAUGHTER:
Kristi Munn, 30, is a nurse. Seen wearing Trump banner inside
Feds: Photo shows her recording scene of mob from her position inside private Senate conference room.. and she allegedly posted on Jan 7: "Tear gas tastes like freedom.. #TrumpIsMyPresident
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DAUGHTER:
Kayli Munn, 20, is a college student
Security cam video shows her in a camo jacket .. as her father helps her enter Capitol thru a broken window. In seeking leniency, she's presented copies of accolades from West Texas A&M Univ
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Court filings say a third daughter (under 18) was at Capitol with the family.
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Dawn Munn seeks leniency at sentencing, says this in letter to court:
"As of yet, there has not been a definite answer to my question, on the accuracy of the vote, so a question does remain. I do acknowledge that the vote was certified & Pres Biden was inaugurated on Jan 20..."
Dawn Munn characterizes trip to DC as "senior trip" for her two graduating daughters
"Upon waking on Nov 4th..finding out the results of the Presidential election with so many irregularities & mathematical impossibilities, it raised the question of the integrity of our election"
Sentencing was originally scheduled for today.. but is now rescheduled for Oct 12
In a footnote in one of the 100s of pages of filings in case, Justice Dept notes: "It does appear from the video that the family helped pick up trash while in the Visitor Center area."
Dawn Munn letter to court: "In early January, I discovered a stimulus check had been deposited into our checking account. The family talked had about a trip to Washington D.C. to see the President
speak and to see our nation’s history..."
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Judge Sullivan ruling in favor releasing more Epstein files:
“She is suffering the type of harm—lack of transparency—that Congress sought to prevent by requiring disclosure of the information and the disclosure of the information that Ms. Phang seeks would help her in her work”
Per plaintiffs attorney, Judge Sullivan’s order requires Trump Admin to disclose Epstein “co conspirator names, foreign language docs, and an explanation for millions of redactions. They have to start by July 2”
NEW: Another flurry of court filings in 11th hour suit to halt UFC event at White House
Natl Park Service, which appears to be taking its instruction from the UFC, says there'll be filming of participants INSIDE the Lincoln Memorial
And they will closing access to Memorial
Meanwhile, plaintiffs submit additional reply to convince judge to order halt to the UFC event
They argue: Event is "a volcano of corruption, if allowed to go forward, will mark an inflection point in American history"
Plaintiffs are also asking court to order UFC/Trump Admin "to honor their June 9 representation that the UFC will not be allowed to use the (inside of Lincoln Memorial) chamber because it may not be used for special events under the governing regulation"
Trump Admin court filing seeking to salvage the Sunday UFC fights at White House on Trump's birthday
"In preparation, well over $60 million and tens of thousands of hours of labor have been expended"
Trump Admin (more) on UFC event
"More than 4,000 spectators are expected to attend on the South Lawn, including more than 1,000 members of our armed services, and more than 120,000 visitors are expected to watch from the nearby Ellipse after winning free tickets in a lottery"
NEW: Virginia political organizer and a military vet file federal suit, seeking court order to HALT the UFC fight at White House:
"This plan is deeply corrupt.. President is giving (Dana) White & his company what none have enjoyed before: unfettered access to the White House.. to stage a private, for-profit sports event"
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MORE: In new fed. suit seeking a HALT to the White House UFC fight:
"The UFC is not being coy about the event’s pecuniary nature. One executive recently called it 'the greatest earned-marketing tool of all time.' He is far from the only one salivating at the business upside"
Suit challenging UFC fight at White House:
"The ostensible occasion for this spectacle is the semiquincentennial. Dana White says that the aim is to “to celebrate the 250th birthday of America.” Although June 14, 2026, will also be Trump’s 80th birthday, White has steadfastly maintained that the timing is just a coincidence"
ALERT: Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) files court brief urging judge to HALT Trump slush fund
Cassidy & Sen. Cory Booker argue the case "is a question of whether the machinery of democratic government may be turned, by design and with explicit intent, against the democratic foundations it exists to serve"
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In asking court to intervene and stop the Trump sklush fund, Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) and Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) emphasize that Trump *again* refused to abandon during news conference yesterday
Sen. Cassidy & Booker's court filing:
"As sitting U.S. Senators, amici are duty-bound to protect the institutional authority of Congress and its duly-elected representatives. The Constitution of the United States directs the power of the purse to Congress alone"