POLITICS: BREAKING: Pentagon Opens Probe Into Sen. Mark Kelly — May Recall Retired Navy Captain for Court-Martial After Video Urging Troops to Defy ‘Illegal Orders’

The Pentagon announced it is investigating Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) for “serious allegations of misconduct” and may recall him to active duty to face a court-martial or administrative punishment, according to CNN.

The probe centers on a video in which Kelly and five other Democratic lawmakers urged U.S. troops to defy “illegal orders,” as CNN reported, and that footage is the focal point of the Pentagon’s review.

Defense officials are said to be weighing a range of penalties — including recalling Kelly to active duty for court-martial, reducing his rank, or lowering his pension if he is not court-martialed — actions the Pentagon is still “looking at,” per CNN.

Kelly is uniquely exposed because he is a retired U.S. Navy captain and therefore the only lawmaker in the video who can technically be recalled to active duty, CNN documented.

The situation has been described as “unprecedented” and one that could ripple through the military and veteran community — a potential precedent affecting nearly 2 million U.S. veterans, as CNN noted.

President Trump condemned the lawmakers’ actions in stark terms, labeling them “seditious behavior punishable by death,” according to CNN.

Reports also say Secretary of War Pete Hegseth (the Defense Department secretary) is reportedly involved in deliberations over whether to recall Kelly and what punishments to pursue, CNN reported.

The case remains active and unresolved — the Pentagon is still “looking at a variety of options,” and no final decision has been announced; legal experts are already questioning whether a court would uphold such a recall, per CNN.

What comes next matters: if the DoD moves forward, conservatives warn this could be a turning point for military discipline and for every veteran who’s ever left the ranks — and the Pentagon’s choice will be watched closely in the days ahead, as CNN reported.

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