Congress Members Face FBI Scrutiny Over Military Advice

Some lawmakers are now under the FBI's radar. They appeared in a video encouraging soldiers to question orders they believe are against the law. This news comes after the Pentagon started looking into one of these lawmakers, Senator Mark Kelly, for possible military law violations. The FBI reached out to these lawmakers to set up interviews. This move has raised eyebrows, as it's unusual for federal agencies to get involved in political disputes. The lawmakers see this as a way to silence them. They say they're just doing their job and upholding the Constitution. Senator Elissa Slotkin, one of the lawmakers in the video, thinks this is all about intimidation. She believes the president is using the FBI to target his critics. The lawmakers involved all have military or intelligence backgrounds, so they know a thing or two about following orders. The FBI isn't saying much. They went through the top security officials in the House and Senate to request these interviews. The lawmakers don't know why they're being interviewed or what the FBI is investigating. In the video, the lawmakers urged troops to stand up for the law and the Constitution. Senator Kelly, a former fighter pilot, told soldiers they could refuse illegal orders. The Pentagon is now looking into this, with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth involved. The lawmakers didn't point to any specific incident in the video. But Senator Slotkin mentioned concerns about certain military actions, like blowing up boats suspected of drug trafficking and deploying National Guard troops to U. S. cities. Soldiers are indeed obligated to refuse unlawful orders. But just following orders isn't always a good defense. This is known as the "Nuremberg defense, " used by some Nazi officials during World War II.