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Slotkin Rejects Justice Department Request for Interview on Democrats' Video About 'Illegal Orders'
Senator Slotkin and five Democrats urged military personnel to refuse unlawful orders; her lawyer called the DOJ inquiry unconstitutional and warned of potential First Amendment litigation.
- On Thursday, Sen. Elissa Slotkin declined a DOJ interview, with Bharara stating, `It is therefore perplexing that the Department of Justice has begun an inquiry into the matter.`
- A 90-second video posted last November urged U.S. service members to refuse unlawful orders, and the FBI and the U.S. Attorney's Office for D.C. sought voluntary interviews of the six lawmakers.
- Threats against Slotkin included a bomb threat to Slotkin's Michigan farm, swatting of Slotkin's parents, and a police detail for Slotkin's brother amid the fallout from the video.
- Slotkin's legal team argued that her constitutional rights were infringed and that the refusal shifts the burden to the Justice Department to decide on escalation or retreat.
- The video coincided with U.S. military Caribbean airstrikes linked to at least 126 deaths and triggered Pentagon administrative actions against Sen. Mark Kelly, highlighting broader institutional and political fallout.
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Slotkin refuses DOJ inquiry over 'seditious six' video
Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) said on Thursday that she will not sit for an inquiry with Attorney General Pam Bondi and U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro regarding the “seditious six” video last year. Slotkin is under federal investigation for participating in a joint video message to the intelligence community and U.S. military members that they are not obligated to follow illegal orders. The video prompted pushback from the…
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