California gubernatorial candidate and Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell claimed that members of the military are telling him they can be a “check” on President Donald Trump.

On Don Lemon’s show Monday, Swalwell discussed the controversy over a video of six Democratic lawmakers urging service members to “refuse illegal orders” from Trump.

The Department of War later announced on X that it launched a formal review into allegations of misconduct against Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly , a retired Navy captain, for appearing in the video.

Swalwell argued that the Trump administration “told on” itself by going after Kelly for his call to resist “illegal orders” and revealed that some service members have been behaving as a “check” on the president.

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