US EditionFBI Requests Interviews with Six Democratic Lawmakers Over Military 'Illegal Orders' Video
The FBI is interviewing six Democratic lawmakers who urged troops to reject illegal orders amid President Trump's accusations of sedition and a Pentagon review of military law violations.
- On Tuesday, the Federal Bureau of Investigation requested interviews with six Democratic members of Congress as part of an inquiry to determine whether there was wrongdoing, a Justice Department official said.
- On Nov. 18, six lawmakers including Senators Mark Kelly and Elissa Slotkin released a video urging troops to refuse illegal orders, prompting President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to criticize them as the 'Seditious Six'.
- Four House members said the FBI contacted the House and Senate sergeants-at-arms to arrange interviews, and Jason Crow, Chris Deluzio, Maggie Goodlander and Chrissy Houlahan said the FBI requested they submit to interviews on Monday.
- The Pentagon has opened a review that could recall Senator Mark Kelly to active duty for court-martial proceedings under the Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 U.S.C. § 688.
- Democrats say the inquiry is a tool of intimidation, with the four House members saying Mr. Trump is 'using the FBI as a tool to intimidate and harass members of Congress,' while the Justice Department and FBI declined to comment.
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FBI is targeting Dems who urged troops to reject illegal orders, lawmakers say
This article is made possible through Spotlight PA’s partnership with NOTUS, a nonpartisan news organization that covers government and politics with the fresh eyes of early career journalists and the expertise of veteran reporters. Democratic lawmakers said Tuesday that they were being targeted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation after appearing in a video that urged troops to disobey illegal orders. Reps. Chris Deluzio and Chrissy Houlahan …
Washington, United States. U.S. Democratic legislators accused President Donald Trump on Tuesday of using the FBI to “intimidate” members of Congress and said that the federal police had sought to interview them after their criticism of the president. Those legislators are among the six that this month urged military and intelligence personnel in a video to reject any “illegal order” from Trump. The president called them “traitors” and said they…
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Democrats threatened by Trump over video say they’re now being probed by the FBI
Sen. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., rehearses the Democratic response to President Donald Trump’s address to a joint session of Congress on March 4, 2025 in Wyandotte, Michigan. (Photo by Paul Sancya – Pool/Getty Images)WASHINGTON — Democratic members of Congress who released a video in mid-November telling members of the military that they are not required to follow illegal orders announced Tuesday the Federal Bureau of Investigation has asked to spe…
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