"The legislators released a video in November as US forces carried out air strikes on vessels in the Caribbean and Pacific, and as US President Donald Trump ordered the National Guard to deploy to major US cities to crack down on undocumented migrants and crime. This administration is pitting our uniformed military and intelligence community professionals against American citizens, the lawmakers said in the video. No one has to carry out orders that violate the law or Constitution, they said."
"Following the release of the video, President Trump accused the legislators of seditious behaviour, punishable by death in a post on his Truth Social platform. The FBI opened an inquiry in November into the five legislators, plus Senator Mark Kelly, who also appeared in the video, according to CBS News. Kelly, in particular, has faced a series of actions for appearing in the video that critics describe as an unconstitutional attack on his First Amendment right to free speech."
Five Democratic lawmakers with prior military, CIA, and naval intelligence service were contacted by the Department of Justice after posting a November video urging US military and intelligence personnel to refuse orders that violate law or the Constitution. The video coincided with US air strikes in the Caribbean and Pacific and with President Trump's National Guard deployments to major cities addressing undocumented migrants and crime. President Trump accused the lawmakers of seditious behavior on Truth Social. The FBI opened an inquiry that included the five lawmakers and Senator Mark Kelly. The Defense Department opened an investigation into Kelly, and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth sought to demote him and reduce his retirement pay; Kelly said he had filed a lawsuit.
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