Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) expressed support for unearthed comments from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth that were first reported by CNN after the Pentagon announced it would open an investigation into his conduct.

Kelly, a retired Navy captain and former astronaut, was one of six Democratic members of Congress featured in a video last month urging members of the military and intelligence community to resist obeying “illegal orders.” Since then, the Pentagon announced it would launch a “thorough review” of “serious allegations of misconduct” against Kelly, while President Donald Trump called for the group to face arrest and trial, saying the video amounted to “SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR FROM TRAITORS.”

While Hegseth described the video as “despicable, reckless, and false,” CNN reveale

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