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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Maya Yang and agencies

Pentagon investigating US senator over call for troops to refuse illegal orders

a man in a suit speaks while seated at a dais behind a placard that reads 'Mr Kelly'
Mark Kelly speaks during the Senate confirmation hearing for Pete Hegseth on 14 January in Washington DC. Photograph: Ben Curtis/AP

The Pentagon says it is investigating the Arizona senator Mark Kelly for possible breaches of military law after the federal lawmaker joined a handful of other Democrats in a video calling for US troops to refuse unlawful orders.

It is extraordinary for the Pentagon to directly threaten a sitting member of Congress with investigation. Until Donald Trump’s second presidency, the institution in charge of the US military had usually strived to appear apolitical.

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