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Overview
- The Pentagon opened a formal investigation into Mark Kelly for alleged misconduct after he appeared in a video urging service members to refuse unlawful orders.
- A U.S. Justice Department official confirmed the FBI will interview all six Democratic lawmakers featured in the video.
- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth denounced the video as “despicable, reckless and false,” accusing the lawmakers of telling troops to ignore commanders’ orders.
- President Trump labeled the conduct “seditious” and said it was punishable by death in posts on Truth Social, and the lawmakers report receiving death threats.
- Legal and military experts, including Charlie Swift and Eliot Cohen, say the message reflects established law and that recalling or prosecuting Kelly would be unprecedented and unlikely.