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Mark Kelly says troops ‘can tell’ what orders are illegal amid Pentagon probe
NBC News· 2025-11-30 14:42
Let me ask you about the other big story this week. You joined uh five other Democratic lawmakers in a video urging service members to disobey orders they believe are illegal. We're seeing some of that video play, Senator, right now.In response, the Pentagon has opened an investigation into military laws. It says that you may have violated the FBI is reportedly launching its own probe. Now, Defense Secretary Pete Hegsith has personally threatened to recall you uh to active duty so that you can be court mars ...
Political negligence: Joe slams Republicans’ ‘stupid politcal play’ over illegal orders
MSNBC· 2025-11-26 13:23
FBI and Justice Department officials are working to arrange interviews with six Democratic lawmakers who appeared in a video advising service members not to follow illegal orders. The video enraged President Trump, who posted on social media last Friday that the lawmakers, all of whom have previously served in the military or US intelligence, should be arrested. He also accused them of sedicious behavior punishable by death.The four members of the house who appeared in the video, Jason Crowe, Chris Duzio, M ...
‘Trump derangement political malpractice’: GOP will pay with voters for illegal orders talk: Joe
MSNBC· 2025-11-25 12:31
Meanwhile, the Pentagon is now investigating Democratic Senator Mark Kelly after he appeared in that video urging service members not to follow illegal orders. >> Can we just stop right here for a second how stupid like really Willie, this is and I have even Republicans saying I can't believe how dumb we are. We continue to fight over the president's right to issue illegal orders >> and we're putting military heroes from the Democratic Party constantly on television thereby branding the Democratic Party as ...
'It's absurd': Sen. Kelly bites back at Trump, Hegseth threats over 'illegal orders' video
MSNBC· 2025-11-25 05:29
The United States is part of something called the Five Eyes. Uh it's five countries, the United States, the UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand. The Five Eyes countries uh share intelligence in a relatively seamless way. This is an arrangement that originated in World War II. It continues today and it's really, really important. Members of the Five Eyes like to describe it as the world's oldest and most significant intelligence alliance. It's literally decades of these five countries, these five like-minded ...
Pete Hegseth orders the Pentagon to investigate Sen. Mark Kelly over lawful orders video
MSNBC· 2025-11-24 23:18
Today, Defense Secretary Pete Hegath, who has presided over a series of deadly military strikes in the Caribbean of highly questionable legality, announced that the Pentagon will initiate an investigation into Senator Mark Kelly, one of six Democrats who participated in a video simply reminding active duty service members of their duty to refuse illegal orders. In a statement posted on social media, the Pentagon cited the uniform code of military justice and federal law prohibiting actions quote intended to ...
Joe: MAGA defenders walked right into Democrats’ trap on illegal orders
MSNBC· 2025-11-24 13:41
President Trump continues to lash out against the Democratic lawmakers who posted a video last week simply reminding members of the military that they do not have to obey illegal orders. The president >> Well, it's actually they can't obey illegal orders. It's against >> part of their training to know that. The president took to social media over the weekend to double down on his accusation that their message, which is actually consistent with the military oath of en enlistment, qualifies as quote sedition ...
Former Trump lawyer: ‘The Constitution is not adequate to deal with a president as evil as Trump’
MSNBC· 2025-11-23 14:49
As thousands of protesters took to Donald Trump's backyard yesterday, calling for his impeachment, Trump was already reeling from a week where his legal losses were mounting on numerous fronts, both presidential and personal. An appeals court rejected Trump's efforts to revive his defamation lawsuit against CNN. A federal judge ruled Trump's deployment of National Guard troops to Washington DC was illegal.And another federal judge ruled that Trump likely violated the law when he tried to cut millions of dol ...
'Words have consequences': Rep. on Trump accusing 6 Dems of sedition 'punishable by death'
MSNBC· 2025-11-21 16:34
Joining us now, one of the members in that video, Democratic Congresswoman Chrissy Hulahan of Pennsylvania. She serves on the Intelligence and Armed Services Committee and is a US Air Force veteran. Congresswoman, thank you for being here since the president posted those comments.What have you been dealing with. Did you anticipate any of this blowback. Uh, I certainly started anticipating some kind of blowback and possibly from the uh, president of the United States when Steven Miller started uh, picking up ...
'Dangerous and wrong': Senator reacts to Trump threatening 'political violence' on lawmakers
MSNBC· 2025-11-21 14:55
This all comes as the president called for the arrest of several Democratic lawmakers, calling for them to be put on trial for behavior that could be punishable by death. Those lawmakers had posted a video earlier in the week telling military and intelligence officers to refuse illegal orders. >> We know you are under enormous stress and pressure right now. Americans trust their military, >> but that trust is at risk. This administration is pitting our uniform military >> and intelligence community professi ...
‘TRYING TO DISTRACT’: Joe slams Trump for accusing Democrats of sedition ‘punishable by death’
MSNBC· 2025-11-21 11:59
I think what they did was despicable. I don't agree with the president. They should be put in jail.But I do believe what they did was despicable. They need to explain themselves. >> He endor too far saying punishable. >> I think they went too far.Well, yeah. I think that's over the top. But the point you're missing here is you had six members of Congress openly encourage members of the military to dispay orders of this president without giving an example of order that is illegal.I think they're despicable. ...