Pentagon says it’s investigating Sen. Mark Kelly for video urging troops to defy ‘illegal orders’
https://apnews.com/article/pentagon-mark-kelly-troop-investigation-4882f76b05dcdfa3060c284c2c84dd12
Pentagon says it’s investigating Sen. Mark Kelly for video urging troops to defy ‘illegal orders’
https://apnews.com/article/pentagon-mark-kelly-troop-investigation-4882f76b05dcdfa3060c284c2c84dd12
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Hold strong, Senator. This is bullshit
He basically stated a fact.
Thats a bold strategy, Cotton.
Yes, investigate him for reiterating the UCMJ.
Can someone explain why disobeying an illegal order is wrong?
I guess I don’t understand what’s wrong with telling someone they should not do something illegal… unless of course you are trying to get away with something that is illegal.
This is ridiculous. Waste of resources.
They are investigating him for sedition after Trump said that they deserve the death penalty.
Regardless of if this is a distraction from the Epstein files or not (and we can expect a lot of wild shit over the next three weeks), this is still unbelievable. A sitting president calling for the death penalty of his political opponents.
Do not lose the forest for the trees. Take a step back and remember how our government operated before all of Trump’s bullshit. He is a fascist, is a narcissistic sociopath, and will do whatever he can to avoid consequences. Do not normalize any of this.
Unfuckingbelievable.
I’m ashamed to be an American citizen.
Democrats: “Don’t do illegal shit.”
MAGA: “THAT’S FUCKING TREASON!!!!”
Time for Congress to go do their job and remove these wanna be despots.
So, they’re *recalling him for active duty* so he can be *court marshalled* for something he did as a civilian? I don’t even think it’s against either martial or civil law. It was a statement of fact, and something we used to be proud of!
This should make every veteran pissed. They think they found a loophole to punish any veteran who goes against MAGA. This is what you fought for?
Yeah Pete is literally proving the point of why this was said out loud by “investigating” the actual law.
Why are they so worried about service members fulfilling their constitutional duties?
Political theater is all they have
Oh? What specific orders did Mark tell them to disobey? Has trump even given specific orders to the military?
Last I checked, the Pentagon doesn’t have oversight powers over Congress.
Seems like something Congress should investigate in the future given it has actual oversight authority over the Pentagon.
Yeah go for it, what he said is recorded. It’s literally in their oath not to follow such orders. That’s not the case for old hegseth in a few years
Hegseth picking a fight with a US Senator…a little outside his weight class
Everyone in AZ had better be absolutely apoplectic about this.
It will be a great day for our legal system when Pete Hegseth is tried for the multiple murders his orders have resulted in
This is just going to add to the pile of controversy this administration has already created and they’re going to receive additional backlash from the population at large over this. Someday (hopefully soon), this administration will come crashing down (maybe at the same time as Russia) and we can get back to some normalcy where I have no clue what the president is doing every single gaddam day.
I just want everyone in here to understand how common it is that troops are reminded of this fact. It is drilled into our troops repeatedly and often that they have a duty to disobey unlawful orders. Senator Kelley didn’t say anything they haven’t heard a million times and he’s getting identified for political persecution.
Trump is soft-launching Kelly’s Presidential bid?
This is the kind of move that causes a guy like Mark Kelly to make his own **successful** run for President.
After the guy with a diseased ferret on his head and orange cake makeup, a gloriously bald no nonsense former astronaut and naval officer is gonna be a hell of a breath of fresh air.
Did you guys know that you’re not supposed to murder people, even if the president tells you to?
Pentagon can go suck my ass. I stand, as a veteran, with Sen. Kelly.
Troops should not obey unlawful orders. It’s definitely mentioned in training.
Does Trump want to investigate every Veteran that thinks that way?
Go ahead, fascists.
The pentagon gives troops trainings on how to defy illegal orders. The pentagon does the exact same thing they are accusing Mark Kelly of.
So they’re admitting to issuing illegal orders?
>In its statement, the Pentagon suggested that Kelly’s statements in the video interfered with the “loyalty, morale, or good order and discipline of the armed forces” by citing the federal law that prohibits such actions.
>Kelly told troops “you can refuse illegal orders,” and other lawmakers said they needed troops to “stand up for our laws … our Constitution.”
Suggesting you “can” is NOT urging…..another incompetent decision by this administration!
Fuck these illegal assholes and their bad faith performative nonsense. Trump is a mad king issuing insane orders that SHOULD be ignored.
Why does it seem that the Pentagon is currently being led by an incompetent drunk?
If there are two things the GOP is bad at, it’s hiding pedophilia and reading comprehension.
*Trump loyalists investigate Senator and Veteran for reminding soldiers of Uniform Code of Military Justice article 92*
It’s funny cause Trump and his admin actually have no idea what laws are
Also amazing how much time Trump and his admin can devote to going after people and ignore Americans struggling all over.
“Don’t do a crime” is apparently illegal to say now.
Please stay safe, Senator Kelly.
what a crock of horse shit. “hey telling people to obey the law is illegal!” really?!
>The Pentagon says it is investigating Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona for possible breaches of military law after Kelly joined a handful of other lawmakers in a video that called for U.S. troops to refuse unlawful orders.
>The Pentagon’s statement, which was posted on social media on Monday, cited a federal law that allows retired service members to be recalled to active duty on orders of the defense secretary for possible court-martial or other measures. Kelly served in the U.S. Navy as a fighter pilot before going on to become an astronaut. He retired at the rank of captain.
>It is extraordinary for the Pentagon, which until the second Trump term has usually gone out of its way to act and appear apolitical, to directly threaten a sitting member of Congress with investigation.
>In its statement, the Pentagon suggested that Kelly’s statements in the video interfered with the “loyalty, morale, or good order and discipline of the armed forces” by citing the federal law that prohibits such actions.
>“A thorough review of these allegations has been initiated to determine further actions, which may include recall to active duty for court-martial proceedings or administrative measures,” the statement said.
>In the video that was posted last Tuesday, Kelly was one of six lawmakers who served in the military or intelligence community to speak “directly to members of the military.”
>Kelly told troops “you can refuse illegal orders,” and other lawmakers said they needed troops to “stand up for our laws … our Constitution.”
>Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, in a post to his personal social media account, said Kelly was the only lawmaker targeted for investigation because he is the only one who formally retired from the military and thus is still under the Pentagon’s jurisdiction.
>“Kelly’s conduct brings discredit upon the armed forces and will be addressed appropriately,” Hegseth added.
Maybe it’s just me, but when an Administration begins a campaign of retribution against political leaders calling for troops to stay faithful to the Constitution and refuse illegal orders, then that would strongly suggest that the Administration is being run by criminals.
Make laws up to suit there narratives. Thats the modern day republican.
It’s getting worse.
The only predictable pattern with this fascist piece of shit- he will keep getting worse
15 years of service in the USN, 39 combat missions, 4 STS missions, and his wife left permanently disabled after tea party (maga pre cursor) rhetoric inspired a paranoid schizophrenic to shoot her point blank in the head. This deplorable attack by the regime on an American hero, might make him a winning candidate for president in 2028.
No crime was committed. Trumps feelings were hurt.
I’m a veteran. I was shot in the neck in Afghanistan. I agree with Mark Kelly.
Pentagon wants soldiers to follow illegal orders… you can’t be a Nazi army and question Nazi orders.
The Pentagon is now full of terrorists/criminals.
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