"In multiple Truth Social posts on Thursday, President Donald Trump suggested that Democratic lawmakers should be charged and tried for sedition - and potentially put to death - for reminding members of the armed forces of their legal rights and duties. Six Democratic lawmakers in Congress, all former members of the military or national security officers, issued a joint video statement on social media this week, informing service members that they do not have to follow orders from the president or their superiors if they believe the orders to be illegal."
"Trump has warned that he may send troops to those cities under the auspices of the Insurrection Act, claiming he's "allowed to do whatever I want" and wrongly saying the "courts wouldn't get involved." The law stipulates that presidents can use the military domestically in "cases of insurrection or obstruction to the laws." There is no evidence of an insurrection taking place anywhere in the U.S., bringing into question whether such a move would fit within the confines of the law."
President Donald Trump suggested on Truth Social that Democratic lawmakers should be charged and tried for sedition and potentially put to death for reminding service members of their legal rights and duties. Six Democratic lawmakers, all with military or national security backgrounds, issued a joint video telling service members they do not have to follow orders they believe to be illegal. Trump has threatened to deploy U.S. military personnel to Democratic-run cities and invoked the Insurrection Act. The Insurrection Act permits domestic military use in cases of insurrection or obstruction to the laws. No evidence of an insurrection exists anywhere in the United States.
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