Washington ― President Donald Trump on Thursday called for Michigan Democratic U.S. Sen. Elissa Slotkin and other Democratic lawmakers to be arrested and put on trial over their remarks in a recent video urging members of the U.S. military and intelligence community to refuse unspecified illegal orders.

In a remarkable message on social media, Trump declared the message "SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR, punishable by DEATH!" in response to a news report about a video featuring Slotkin and other Democratic members of Congress who have served in the military or as intelligence officers.

The lawmakers in the video this week said that federal law is clear that "no one has to carry out orders that violate the law or our Constitution," and urged military and intelligence officers: "Don't give up the shi

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