US EditionSix Democratic Lawmakers Contacted by DOJ Over Video Urging Military to Resist Illegal Orders
The Department of Justice has contacted six Democratic lawmakers over a November video urging military personnel to refuse illegal orders, escalating after initial FBI inquiries.
- On Wednesday, Democratic lawmakers confirmed the Trump administration escalated its probe after the FBI interviewed them late last year and Jeanine Pirro's office sought interviews last week.
- The 90-second video told military service members they 'must refuse illegal orders,' and President Donald Trump and aides labeled it seditious, calling it 'punishable by death' last year.
- The Pentagon moved last week to demote Sen. Mark Kelly, Democrat of Arizona and retired Navy captain, who flew 39 combat missions and four spaceflights and is subject to the Uniform Code of Military Justice; Kelly sued Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, calling the punishment unconstitutional.
- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries said Wednesday the members did not violate the law and Democrats 'stand firmly behind them', while lawmakers called the inquiries political and legal intimidation.
- The four House members and two senators all with military or intelligence backgrounds face unclear legal violations, raising First Amendment and civil‑military issues while U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro's office probes potential rank or pension reductions.
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Several Democratic lawmakers in the United States are under investigation after they released video messages urging members of the US armed forces not to carry out what they say are illegal orders. Donald Trump called the comments treasonous.
Trump Admin Begins Another Investigation Of "Seditious" Democrat Senator - The American Tribune.com
In yet more big news showing that the Trump Administration and its somewhat lackluster Department of Justice (DOJ) is finally getting to work and tackling illegal Democratic behavior, it has been revealed that Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) isn’t the only Democrat being targeted and investigated over the “seditious six” video: Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) is being investigated as well. Such is what the United States Senator revealed to The New York Times,…
Justice Department seeks interview with Rep. Crow over illegal orders video
Rep. Jason Crow speaks during a news conference at the U.S. Capitol in January 2024. Crow expressed defiance in the face of a Trump administration inquiry into his participation in a video with other congressional Democrats. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)The U.S. Justice Department requested an interview with U.S. Rep. Jason Crow over a video in which he and other Democrats in Congress said members of the military and intelligence communit…
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