Quit Picking On the Democrats

[Ron in Regina]

The FBI has requested interviews with Democratic lawmakers who appeared in a controversial video last week reminding U.S. service members of their duty to disobey unlawful orders, deepening the Trump administration’s campaign to punish some of its fiercest critics on Capitol Hill.

FBI seeks interviews with Democrats whom Trump called ‘traitors’ — The Washington Post

The Trump administration has aggressively sought to punish lawmakers who encouraged service members to disobey unlawful orders.

apple.news

The request, confirmed Tuesday by the six lawmakers involved, comes a day after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the Pentagon would investigate Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Arizona) for participating in the video. Legal experts have called the move an unprecedented use of legal muscle against a retired member of the U.S. military.

President Donald Trump has called for the six Democrats to be arrested, saying their actions were “seditious” and potentially “punishable by DEATH!”

“No amount of intimidation or harassment will ever stop us from doing our jobs and honoring our Constitution,” said a joint statement from Rep. Jason Crow (D-Colorado), Rep. Chris Deluzio (D-Pennsylvania), Rep. Maggie Goodlander (D-New Hampshire) and Rep. Chrissy Houlahan (D-Pennsylvania).

Kelly and Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Michigan) also were contacted by Capitol Police for FBI interviews, their offices confirmed.

The FBI declined to comment.

http://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-weighing-ouster-fbi-director-kash-patel-ms-now-reports-2025-11-25/

 

[Tecumsehsbones]

Trump is retarded. Advocating that soldiers NOT break the law is sedition? When I was in service, they told us not to follow unlawful orders at least annually, and reminded us that we were each responsible for knowing what military law was.

"I vas chust follovink orders" didn't work at Nurnberg.

 

[Ron in Regina]

Trump is retarded. Advocating that soldiers NOT break the law is sedition? When I was in service, they told us not to follow unlawful orders at least annually, and reminded us that we were each responsible for knowing what military law was.

"I vas chust follovink orders" didn't work at Nurnberg.

I skimmed through so much between other things, but I think the Trump version of reality is, “Every order is assumed to be lawful” or something along those lines…?

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt claimed on Monday that “all orders” by President Donald Trump should be “presumed” legal by the military, as she defended comments he made last week threatening Democratic lawmakers with “DEATH.”

Speaking to reporters outside of the White House on Monday, Leavitt claimed that Democrats were trying to create “chaos” within the military by reminding service members of their right to refuse to carry out illegal orders.

“All orders, lawful orders are presumed to be legal by our service members. You can’t have a functioning military if there is disorder and chaos within the ranks,” Leavitt said.

“And that’s what these Democrat members were encouraging. It’s very clear,” she went on, saying that none of them “can point to a single illegal order that this administration has given down, because it does not exist.”

Leavitt said that the White House backs the Department of Defense’s probe into Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Arizona) over a video he put out with fellow lawmakers reminding military members of their oath to “defend this Constitution.” A former Naval aviator, Sen. Kelly remains subject to military law despite retiring from the Navy in 2011.

Leavitt Says “All” Military Orders by Trump Must Be “Presumed to Be Legal”

The dubious claim comes despite officials within the administration saying that the boat strike operation is unlawful.

truthout.org

This is just the first site that came up when I did a search. This is one of the first handful that contradicts it.

“The law governing the military clearly prohibits those in the service from following orders that are unlawful.”

What the military oath of enlistment says about legal and illegal orders

The call from Democratic veterans in Congress highlights the federal law that dictates the conduct of members of the military.

abcnews.go.com

 

[Tecumsehsbones]

Yes, he lies a lot. I'm sure that comes as a horrible shock to you.