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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ALERT: New House legislation would block Trump Admin from vacating Jan 6 seditious conspiracy cases
Bill would change rules of crim. procedure to “clarify federal judges have the authority to accept or reject the govt’s motion to dismiss ‘in the interests of justice”
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Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA) is the sponsor
Scanlon argues, “Reforming Rule 48a to ensure that federal judges have appropriate oversight over problematic prosecutorial decisions will reinforce an important check and balance to ensure the integrity of our justice system"
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Bill is a deep, deep longshot in this Congress, but raises the issue for Democrats: Trump’s attempt to whitewash January 6th are not politically popular with broad swaths of Americans and are a risk to the safety of future elections (MORE)
FLASH: Kash Patel has filed $250 million defamation lawsuit against the Atlantic
Filed here in DC
Here's the 19-page civil complaint from Kash Patel against The Atlantic
Patel claims "Defendants published the Article with actual malice, despite being expressly warned, hours before publication, that the central allegations were categorically false"
FLASH: Federal judge James Boasberg QUASHED subpoenas from Trump Admin into Fed chair Jerome Powell
Judge: "A mountain of evidence suggests that the Government served these subpoenas on the Board to pressure its Chair into voting for lower interest rates or resigning. On the other side of the scale, the Government has produced essentially zero evidence to suspect Chair Powell of a crime"
Trump's Truth Social posts appear to have gravely injured his attempt to get a criminal case against Jerome Powell
From judge's opinion to quash subpoena of Powell ===>
Just a blistering opinion from the judge:
"The President spent years essentially asking if no one will rid him of this troublesome Fed Chair. He then suggested a specific line of investigation into him, which had been proposed by a political appointee with no role in law enforcement, who hinted that it could be a way to remove Powell. The President’s appointed prosecutor promptly complied.."
Sen. Dick Durbin says whistleblower has revealed "in the immediate aftermath of the murder of Charlie Kirk, the FBI’s shooting reconstruction team was asked to fly to Utah to aid the investigation and process the scene. However, the team’s deployment was delayed by at least a day because of a Bureau plane and pilot shortage caused by the Director’s personal flights"
Sen. Durbin also says "The Director’s misplaced priorities and poor management of the FBI’s resources—including its aircraft—also harmed the FBI’s ability to respond to the shooting at Brown University on December 13, 2025. Once again, the shooting reconstruction team was set to respond to the scene immediately, but was unable to fly out of Richmond, Virginia, using one of the FBI’s planes."
Sen. Durbin says a source revealed Kash Patel previously said at an FBI field office meeting: "If you have golf, hockey, fishing, or hunting and beautiful sights, you’re going to see a lot of me."
Rep Brendan Boyle (D-PA): “This ruling is a victory for every American family paying higher prices because of Trump’s tariff taxes. The Supreme Court rejected Trump’s attempt to impose what amounted to a national sales tax on hardworking Americans”
Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN): "With today’s decision, it is clear that Congress – not the president – has the power to impose tariffs. We must reassert this authority and stand up for American workers, businesses, and consumers.”
ALERT: Justice Dept failed in attempt to indict six congressional Democrats who drew President Trump's ire last year by taping a video telling members of the military that they must reject "illegal orders," according to three sources familiar