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Slotkin Says D.C. Prosecutors Seek Interview in Probe of 'Illegal Orders' Video

The request from U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro for an interview signals a Justice Department inquiry into the lawmakers’ November video.

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Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. attorney for Washington, D.C., conducts a news conference at the Department of Justice on Thursday, December 4, 2025, announcing the arrest of Brian Cole Jr., who allegedly placed pipe bombs near the Republican and Democratic National Committee offices on January 6, 2021.
Sen. Elissa Slotkin on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, December 11, 2025.

Overview

  • Slotkin says Jeanine Pirro’s office emailed the Senate sergeant-at-arms seeking a formal interview with her or her attorney.
  • Pirro’s office declined to confirm or deny an investigation, and her team has also drawn scrutiny for a separate probe of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell.
  • The FBI previously contacted the six Democratic lawmakers in the video, which told service members and intelligence personnel they can refuse unlawful orders.
  • Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has initiated administrative action against retired Navy Capt. and Sen. Mark Kelly over the video, and Kelly has sued to block the move.
  • Slotkin reports bomb threats, swatting of family members, and 24/7 Capitol Police security following Trump’s denunciations of the video as seditious.