Trump and Hegseth don’t ‘understand the Constitution’ : NPR
Arizona Senator Mark Kelly during a visit to NPR headquarters on November 18, 2025.
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Sen. Mark Kelly, Democrat of Arizona, told NPR “it just doesn’t make any sense” that he would face a military court-martial after he and other Democratic lawmakers released a video reminding active-duty troops that they are not required to follow illegal orders.
On Monday, the Pentagon announced it was investigating Kelly, a retired US Navy fighter pilot, for possible violations of military law following his appearance in the video. The video was released as legal questions swirl around the Trump administration’s deployment of National Guard troops to U.S. cities.
While the White House has since walked back the president’s comments calling the senators’ video “seditious behavior, punishable by DEATH,” Kelly said. All things considered he thinks President Trump is “declaring that loyalty to the Constitution is punishable by death.”
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