The United States Department of Defense has launched an investigation into Senator Mark Kelly over a video in which he and other Democrats urged soldiers to defy “illegal orders”.

The video was released last week. It features six Democratic lawmakers who previously held positions in the military and intelligence services: Kelly, Representatives Chris Deluzio and Chrissy Houlahan of Pennsylvania, Representative Maggie Goodlander of New Hampshire, Representative Jason Crow of Colorado and Senator Elissa Slotkin of Michigan.

Slotkin wrote on X in a post accompanying the video that they wanted to “speak directly to members of the military and the intelligence community”.

“The American people need you to stand up for our laws and our Constitution. Don’t give up the ship,” Slotkin wrote.

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