The Pentagon’s efforts to punish Sen. Mark Kelly for appearing in a video message urging U.S. troops not to follow illegal orders was smacked down by a judge on Thursday.
A U.S. District Court judge in Washington, D.C., wrote that the Pentagon had no jurisdiction to police the speech of retired service members in a preliminary ruling issued in the case, which hinged around Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s attempt to reduce Kelly’s retirement rank and pay.
