The Federal Bureau of Investigation, at the request of the Department of Justice, has initiated a procedure to interview six members of the US Congress from the Democratic Party in connection with their public video address to military personnel. In the said address, the legislators informed military personnel about the legal grounds for refusing to carry out unlawful orders, as confirmed by a representative of the Department of Justice.
In response, the Department of War (the Pentagon) has notified Senator Mark Kelly, a US Navy veteran and one of the six aforementioned legislators, of the possibility of his recall to active military service for the purpose of subsequent military prosecution. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, via social media, characterized Senator Kelly’s actions as “incitement to mutiny,” which, according to the Pentagon, falls under the relevant articles of the Uniform Code of Military Justice.
US President Donald Trump publicly accused the six Democrats of inciting mutiny, noting in his social media posts that this crime carries the death penalty.
A representative of the Department of Justice, who wished to remain anonymous, stated that the purpose of the FBI’s interviews with the legislators is to determine whether there are elements of a crime and to take further measures in accordance with current legislation.
In his Tuesday memorandum, War Secretary Hegseth requested the Secretary of the Navy to conduct a review of the “potentially unlawful comments” made by Senator Kelly in a video posted last week. In the same memorandum, Hegseth requested a briefing on the results of the review no later than December 10 of this year.