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posted ago by Oh_Well_ian ago by Oh_Well_ian +29 / -2

https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/texas-family-of-5-sentenced-in-jan-6-case/

District of Columbia Chief District Judge Beryl Howell sentenced Dawn and Thomas Munn to 14-day prison sentences, three months of home confinement and three years of probation for their roles in leading four of their eight children into the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. Three of their adult children were sentenced to probation, with the oldest child, Kristi, also receiving a brief period of home confinement.

The Munn family, of Borger, Texas, had pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge, acknowledging they spent nearly an hour inside the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, including time in a private Senate conference room. Members of the family were accused of bragging about their roles on Jan. 6, or of misrepresenting the size and scope of the attack and damage. And one of the five was accused of blaming police.

During the sentencing Wednesday, Howell called the U.S. Capitol breach a "catastrophic breach" of security and said the Munn family "participated in a mob that stopped the democratic process." The judge suggested that Thomas Munn "should've known better before leading the family into a chaotic situation."

Howell also said some of the family members had made social media posts that "contributed to the misinformation about Jan. 6." She also said the youngest of the family members charged, Kayli, invoked a "bogeyman" by claiming to have seen Antifa at the Capitol on Jan. 6, during her FBI interview.