Thursday on MSNBC’s “All In,” Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) said she took part in a video featuring Democratic lawmakers telling military members about refusing illegal orders because President Donald Trump reportedly once asked the military about shooting protesters.

Host Chris Hayes said, “Why did you want to make the video? What were you trying to accomplish with it?”

Slotkin said, “I think there’s a lot of concern about like, well, what if I’m asked to do something that’s not legal? Or what if I’m not sure if this is legal? So we just wanted to make the point to say to the group, look, we hear you. We know what it’s like to be in tough positions. It’s a chain of command environment so you are to follow orders but there is a provision in the UCMJ going back to Nuremberg and World War II,

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