Democratic lawmakers who appeared in a video urging U.S. service members to defy “illegal orders” confirmed Wednesday that they are being investigated by the Justice Department.
The group includes four House representatives and two senators with military or intelligence backgrounds, according to contacts from the U.S. attorney’s office in Washington, D.C., led by Jeanine Pirro.
In response to the video, President Donald Trump accused the politicians of sedition, a charge he said is “punishable by death.”
Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.), a former CIA analyst, disclosed the prosecutor’s request in a New York Times interview and a video on her X account….