The Justice Department pushed to press charges against members of Congress for urging the military to disobey
A grand jury in Washington has refused to indict a group of Democratic lawmakers over a video urging members of the US military and security agencies to “refuse illegal orders,” media outlets have reported, citing informed sources.
Six members of Congress, including Senators Elissa Slotkin and Mark Kelly, voiced the call in November after the White House began ordering strikes in the Caribbean against boats which it alleged were involved in drug trafficking.
The Democratic lawmakers insisted in the footage that “no one has to carry out orders that violate the law or our Constitution,” telling the troops that “your vigilance is critical, and know that we have your back.”
US President Donald Trump reacted to the clip by accusing its authors of “SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR, punishable by DEATH!” while US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth claimed that it put American soldiers in danger by sowing “doubt and confusion.” A week after the publication of the footage, the lawmakers were notified that the FBI had launched a probe into it.
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