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December 18, 2025

Pentagon Opens Formal Inquiry into Sen. Mark Kelly, Who Told Service Members to Defy Illegal Orders
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The Pentagon announced Wednesday that it would open an administrative
investigation into Democratic Senator Mark Kelly of Arizona. Senator
Kelly is a retired Navy captain. The probe would focus on his
participation in a video released last month with other Democratic
lawmakers urging service members to refuse illegal orders from the Trump
administration. At the time, President Trump had called for the
execution of the Democratic lawmakers in the video.


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