"In recent days Donald Trump has gone completely medieval on six Democratic members of Congress, all of them military or intelligence-agency veterans, who ran an ad reminding their former comrades in arms that they aren't obliged to obey illegal orders. In a blizzard of Truth Social posts, Trump called the lawmakers "traitors," accused them of "seditious behavior, punishable by death," and suggested they be locked up immediately."
"Soon thereafter, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced that Senator Mark Kelly, a retired U.S. Navy captain, might be called back to active duty in order to be court-martialed over "serious allegations of misconduct." Subsequently the FBI contacted the six Democrats to arrange interviews and investigations about their involvement in the ad. One of them, Michigan Senator Elissa Slotkin, said, "The President directing the FBI to target us is exactly why we made this video in the first place.""
Donald Trump attacked six Democratic members of Congress who are military or intelligence veterans after they released an ad reminding service members they need not obey illegal orders. Trump used Truth Social to call them "traitors," accuse them of "seditious behavior, punishable by death," and urge imprisonment. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Senator Mark Kelly might be recalled to active duty for court-martial over "serious allegations of misconduct." The FBI contacted the six to arrange interviews and investigations about their involvement. Senator Elissa Slotkin and the four House participants said intimidation will not stop them from doing their jobs and honoring the Constitution.
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