"Kelly, a retired Navy captain, astronaut, and member of the Senate Armed Services and Intelligence committees, says the dispute began after he and five other lawmakers released a November video reminding service members that they are legally obligated to refuse unlawful orders, a bedrock principle of military law. The Trump administration branded the video "seditious." President Donald Trump publicly suggested that the lawmakers should be prosecuted, jailed, or even executed. Kelly says he later received death threats that required special security."
"The 46-page complaint, filed in U.S. District Court in Washington, names Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, the Department of Defense, and the Department of the Navy as defendants. It seeks to block a formal Letter of Censure and halt proceedings that could reduce Kelly's retired Navy rank and corresponding pension - a move his lawyers describe as an effort to punish a senator for criticizing the administration's military actions."
Sen. Mark Kelly filed suit Monday, accusing the Trump administration of attempting to weaponize the U.S. military against a sitting lawmaker and of mounting an unprecedented campaign of retaliation that threatens his military rank, pension, and personal safety. The complaint names Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, the Department of Defense, and the Department of the Navy as defendants and seeks to block a Letter of Censure and halt proceedings that could reduce Kelly's retired Navy rank and pension. The dispute followed a November video urging service members to refuse unlawful orders that the administration labeled "seditious," and Hegseth ordered a rare review of Kelly's retirement grade.
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