Pentagon Probes Sen. Mark Kelly

“The video made by the ‘Seditious Six’ was despicable, reckless, and false,” Hegseth posted on X. “Encouraging our warriors to ignore the orders of their Commanders undermines every aspect of ‘good order and discipline.’ Their foolish screed sows doubt and confusion — which only puts our warriors in danger.

We want to speak directly to members of the Military and the Intelligence Community.

The American people need you to stand up for our laws and our Constitution.

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— Sen. Elissa Slotkin (@SenatorSlotkin) November 18, 2025

“Kelly’s conduct brings discredit upon the armed forces and will be addressed appropriately,” Hegseth added.

Kelly claimed that Hegseth’s post on social media was the first time he learned of the investigation.

“If this is meant to intimidate me and other members of Congress from doing our jobs and holding this administration accountable, it won’t work,” Kelly fired back in a statement.

“I’ve given too much to this country to be silenced by bullies who care more about their own power than protecting the Constitution.”

Kelly, a retired Navy captain and NASA astronaut, also posted a picture of himself in uniform. “I swore an oath to the Constitution in 1986. I’ve upheld it through 25 years of service and every day since I retired.”

Kelly claimed he and his colleagues made the video due to concerns about Trump floating the possibility of issuing illegal orders to the military and denied it was motivated by the administration’s attacks on alleged drug boats in the Caribbean during an interview on CBS News’ “Face the Nation.”

“When he was running for president, the first time he talked about he wanted the military … killing the families of terrorists. And when he was told that that was illegal, this was on a debate stage, he basically said that the military will not refuse to follow my orders,” he added. “Shooting protesters in the legs is something he brought up in his first administration.”

“It’s called SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL,” Trump fumed on Truth Social last week.

“Each one of these traitors to our Country should be ARRESTED AND PUT ON TRIAL. Their words cannot be allowed to stand – We won’t have a Country anymore!!! An example MUST BE SET.”

At one point, the president reposted “Hang them George Washington would.”

“I find it reprehensible, completely reprehensible,” David Urban, an Army veteran who worked on Trump’s 2016 campaign, told The Post. “It’s morally wrong. What they’re trying to do is … make the US military pawns in their twisted political game — suggesting that somehow Donald Trump is doing something wrong.”

“The President has done nothing even remotely questionable here.”

Urban stressed that under the Uniform Code of Military Justice, “you don’t have to follow illegal orders” such as directives to commit massacres or deliberately kill civilians. But he contended that the six Democrats were setting the stage for service members to disobey orders related to policy decisions they don’t like.

“It’s called SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL,” Trump fumed on Truth Social last week.

“Each one of these traitors to our Country should be ARRESTED AND PUT ON TRIAL. Their words cannot be allowed to stand – We won’t have a Country anymore!!! An example MUST BE SET.”

At one point, the president reposted “Hang them George Washington would.”

“I find it reprehensible, completely reprehensible,” David Urban, an Army veteran who worked on Trump’s 2016 campaign, told The Post. “It’s morally wrong. What they’re trying to do is … make the US military pawns in their twisted political game — suggesting that somehow Donald Trump is doing something wrong.”

“The President has done nothing even remotely questionable here.”

Urban stressed that under the Uniform Code of Military Justice, “you don’t have to follow illegal orders” such as directives to commit massacres or deliberately kill civilians. But he contended that the six Democrats were setting the stage for service members to disobey orders related to policy decisions they don’t like.