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President Donald Trump is accusing half a dozen Democratic lawmakers of sedition “punishable by DEATH” after the lawmakers called on U.S. military members to uphold the Constitution and defy “illegal orders.
After Democratic lawmakers who are military and intelligence agency veterans posted a video urging U.S. service members not to carry out illegal orders, President Donald Trump attacked the lawmakers on Truth Social, saying they had committed sedition.
Experts said they haven’t seen any military-related order come down from the Trump administration that is clearly illegal. It was clear that the Democrats in last week’s video were talking
Democratic Michigan Sen. Elissa Slotkin posted a video to social media Tuesday morning in which she and five of her congressional colleagues called for the military and the intelligence community to “stand up” to President Donald Trump’s administration.
Concha rebuked Democratic veterans for their “illegal” advocacy to disobey military orders, as they are unable to provide specifications.
The Pentagon said on Monday that it is investigating the retired Navy pilot, one of six Democratic lawmakers President Trump said had engaged in “seditious behavior.” Kelly said he's "given too much to this country to be silenced by bullies.
While the lawmakers behind the video framed the appeal as a defense of the Constitution, military legal codes make clear that refusing orders can carry devastating penalties.
2hon MSNOpinion
The Democrats’ reckless call for military disobedience
Elected Democrats have every right, indeed, they have a duty, to conduct oversight over the president’s use of the military to defend the nation. But what they may not do is encourage service members to disobey orders they don’t like,
Fox News host Brian Kilmeade questions what orders six Democratic veterans were asking military members to defy on 'One Nation.'