Overview
- On ABC’s This Week, Sen. Elissa Slotkin said she is not aware of any illegal orders from the president and cited concerns about Caribbean strikes and Venezuela.
- Slotkin and five other Democrats had posted a video urging members of the military and intelligence communities to reject unlawful commands and consult JAG officers.
- President Trump called the lawmakers 'traitors,' labeled the video 'sedition,' and said they should be jailed in a series of social media posts.
- Vice President JD Vance argued that telling the military to defy the president is illegal if no illegal orders have been issued.
- Former U.S. attorney Joyce Vance disputed that claim, writing that reminding troops not to follow illegal orders accords with established law.