President Donald Trump accused a half dozen Democratic lawmakers of sedition for advising members of the military that they do not have to follow illegal orders, but legal experts told Newsweek that would not constitute sedition.

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Trump wrote in a post to Truth Social on Thursday that those lawmakers engaged in “SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR, punishable by DEATH!” He wrote, “This is really bad, and Dangerous to our Country. Their words cannot be allowed to stand. SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR FROM TRAITORS!!! LOCK THEM UP??? President DJT.”

The remarks come at a time marked by heightened political violence, including the assassinations of Democratic lawmaker Melissa Hortman and conservative commentator Charlie Kirk. The remarks drew swift rebuke from critics, who accused the president of stok

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