The Justice Department pushed to press charges against members of Congress for urging the military to disobey<\/p>\n
A grand jury in Washington has refused to indict a group of Democratic lawmakers over a video urging members of the US military and security agencies to \u201crefuse illegal orders,\u201d media outlets have reported, citing informed sources.
\nSix members of Congress, including Senators Elissa Slotkin and Mark Kelly, voiced the call in November after the White House began ordering strikes in the Caribbean against boats which it alleged were involved in drug trafficking.
\nThe Democratic lawmakers insisted in the footage that \u201cno one has to carry out orders that violate the law or our Constitution,\u201d telling the troops that \u201cyour vigilance is critical, and know that we have your back.\u201d
\nUS President Donald Trump reacted to the clip by accusing its authors of \u201cSEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR, punishable by DEATH!\u201d while US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth claimed that it put American soldiers in danger by sowing \u201cdoubt and confusion.\u201d A week after the publication of the footage, the lawmakers were notified that the FBI had launched a probe into it.<\/p>\n
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Two sources told CBS News on Tuesday that the US Justice Department sought to indict the Democrats under a criminal statute known as 18 US Code Section 2387. It carries a maximum prison sentence of up to 10 years for someone who \u201cadvises, counsels, urges, or in any manner causes or attempts to cause insubordination, disloyalty, mutiny, or refusal of duty by any member of the military.\u201d However, the jury reportedly refused to back the charges.
\nSlotkin applauded the decision in a statement later on Tuesday, saying that it was an \u201cembarrassing day\u201d for the Trump administration.
\nKelly wrote in a post on X that \u201cTrump wants every American to be too scared to speak out against him. The most patriotic thing any of us can do is not back down.\u201d<\/p>\n
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