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Anna Betts

Outrage after Trump accuses Democrats of ‘seditious behavior, punishable by death’

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Trump at the Oval Office for a meeting with the Saudi crown prince on Tuesday. Photograph: Nathan Howard/Pool/CNP/Shutterstock

Democrats expressed outrage after Donald Trump accused a group of Democratic lawmakers of engaging in “SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR, punishable by DEATH” and that they should be arrested after they posted a video in which they told active service members they should refuse illegal orders.

The video, released on Tuesday, features six Democratic lawmakers who have previously served in the military or in intelligence roles, including senators Elissa Slotkin and Mark Kelly, and representatives Maggie Goodlander, Chris Deluzio, Chrissy Houlahan and Jason Crow.

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