FBI Scheduling Interviews With Democrats Who Encouraged Military Members To Refuse 'Illegal Orders'

Posted • November 25, 2025: What's the old expression? Play stupid games, win stupid prizes. The FBI and Department of Justice have contacted Capitol Police to schedule interviews with the six members of Congress who appeared in a controversial video urging service members to ignore orders they may deem illegal, Fox News has learned. […] On Monday, the Department of War announced that it has opened a formal review into allegations of misconduct against Kelly over the video. The Pentagon said it may even call Kelly, a retired Navy captain, back to active duty to face court-martial proceedings or other administrative actions under the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ). Four of the other Democrats are former military, but not retired and therefore are not subject to the UCMJ, according to Secretary of War Pete Hegseth. Slotkin is a former CIA officer.

Hegseth on Tuesday posted on X that the video "may seem harmless to civilians — but it carries a different weight inside the military." He called the video a "politically-motivated influence operation" and listed reasons for his conclusion, including how the lawmakers never named a specific "illegal order," which "created ambiguity rather than clarity." He added that the video used "carefully scripted, legal-sounding language" and argued that the lawmakers "subtly reframed military obedience around partisan distrust instead of established legal processes." […] The Justice Department official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the interviews were to determine "if there's any wrongdoing and then go from there." The FBI did not immediately respond to a request for comment. (…)

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RedState: Bad News for Those Six Democrats Who Made 'Illegal Orders' Video
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Reuters: FBI probes congressional Democrats who warned military about illegal orders
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/fbi-scheduling-interviews-with-democratic-lawmakers-who-warned-military-about-2025-11-25/