By Phil Stewart

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Pentagon on Monday threatened to recall Senator Mark Kelly, a retired Navy captain, to active duty status in order to prosecute him after saying it received “serious allegations of misconduct.”

The statement did not say what charges Kelly could face if it took such an extraordinary step. Kelly’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

President Donald Trump last week accused Kelly and other Democratic lawmakers of seditious behavior for urging U.S. troops to refuse any illegal orders. Trump, in a social media post, said the crime was “punishable by DEATH!”

Kelly, in a November 18 video message directed at members of the military and intelligence community, joined five other Democratic lawmakers in urging U.S. troops to refu

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