Democratic lawmakers who appeared in a viral video message to the military criticized the Trump administration Tuesday after reports that the Justice Department sought but failed to secure an indictment against them.
The four House members and two senators who served in the military or in the CIA urged in the video that those currently serving in U.S. military and intelligence positions to disobey unlawful orders.
Reports of the failed attempt at an indictment against some or all those lawmakers — from NBC News, The New York Times and CBS News — dovetail with moves by the Trump administration to target critics with criminal charges.
