Democrat Elissa Slotkin says she is under investigation for video on illegal orders

"Sen. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., says federal prosecutors are investigating her after she participated in a video urging members of the military to refuse illegal orders, her office confirmed to NPR on Wednesday. Slotkin says she found out about the investigation when she received a call from the office of Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia. The New York Times first reported Slotkin's knowledge of the investigation."

""This is the President's playbook," Slotkin said Wednesday. "Truth doesn't matter, facts don't matter. And anyone who disagrees with him becomes an enemy and he then weaponizes the federal government against them. It's legal intimidation and physical intimidation meant to get you to shut up." Slotkin said authorities investigated 1,000 credible threats, she received a bomb threat at her house"

Sen. Elissa Slotkin participated in a November video urging military members to refuse orders that violate the law or the Constitution. Federal prosecutors opened an investigation into Slotkin, and she learned of it after a call from the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia. A spokesperson for that office declined to confirm the investigation. President Trump called the message "treasonous" and amplified a post suggesting the lawmakers should be hanged; the White House later said he was not advocating killing. Several lawmakers reported death threats and bomb scares. Slotkin reported a bomb threat at her home, swatting of her parents, and that authorities investigated 1,000 credible threats. The FBI requested interviews with participants and the Pentagon announced plans to censure participants.

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