The Department of War announced on Monday (November 24) that it is opening an investigation into Arizona Senator Mark Kelly , a retired Navy captain, regarding a video he participated in with other Democratic lawmakers. The video urged military and intelligence personnel to refuse illegal orders from President Donald Trump 's administration. War Secretary Pete Hegseth criticized the video on X, calling it "despicable, reckless, and false."

The video, released last week, featured six Democratic lawmakers, all with military or intelligence backgrounds, including Senator Elissa Slotkin of Michigan and Representative Jason Crow of Colorado. In the video, they emphasized the importance of refusing illegal orders , stating, "You must refuse illegal orders." They argued that the

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