"they find another way to sink deeper into the quagmire of the second Donald Trump era. Today, Pete "hold my pint of vodka" Hegseth's Department of War announced that it was engaging in a blatantly partisan investigation into Democratic Senator Mark Kelly (AZ), in seeming direct response to last week's video from a handful of Democratic members of Congress who stressed that U.S. troops have a responsibility, under the law, to not obey "illegal orders.""
"Trump, in response, called the video "seditious behavior" that was "punishable by DEATH!"-an insane bit of violent rhetoric that precisely zero Republican elected officials chose to denounce despite months of claims that overheated Democratic rhetoric was fueling political violence. Turns out, it's only okay to say "We need to execute members of Congress" when it's the President saying it-who knew? The Department of War's statement specifically goes on to threaten that it could include "recall to active duty for court-martial proceedings,""
The Department of Defense initiated a partisan investigation into Senator Mark Kelly after a video of several Democratic members stating that U.S. troops must refuse illegal orders. The announcement came from leadership associated with Pete Hegseth and framed the inquiry as a response to congressional remarks. Trump responded, calling the video "seditious behavior" that was "punishable by DEATH," and no Republican elected officials publicly denounced that rhetoric. The Pentagon's statement warned of potentially recalling Kelly to active duty for court-martial proceedings, asserting compliance with military law and due process. Historical precedent for compelling a sitting senator into military proceedings appears lacking.
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