Judge Cornelia Pillard, an Obama appointee, said that Kelly appears to advise troops they have no obligation to obey unlawful orders, as opposed to telling them to ignore orders that are illegal.
PULSE POINTSWHAT HAPPENED: Secretary of War Pete Hegseth is appealing a court decision that blocked the punishment of Senator Mark Kelly (D-AZ) over a video urging military members to ignore “illegal” orders.WHO WAS INVOLVED: Secretary Hegseth, Sen. Kelly, and five other congressional Democrats, including Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) and Reps. Jason Crow (D-CO), Maggie Goodlander […] The post War Sec Hegseth Appeals Injunction Protecting Sen. Kelly in ‘Seditious’ Video Case. appeared first on The National Pulse .
PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Secretary of War Pete Hegseth is appealing a court decision that blocked the punishment of Senator Mark Kelly (D-AZ) over a video urging military members to ignore “illegal” orders. WHO WAS INVOLVED: Secretary Hegseth, Sen. Kelly, and five other congressional Democrats, including Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) and Reps. Jason Crow (D-CO), Maggie Goodlander (D-NH), Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA), and Chris Deluzio (D-PA). WHEN & WHERE: The appeal was filed on Tuesday with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. KEY QUOTE: “There is only one reason to appeal that ruling: to keep trampling on the free speech rights of retired veterans and silence dissent.” – Mark Kelly IMPACT: The case raises…Open
The decision comes after the Justice Department suffered a setback earlier this month by failing to secure a federal grand jury indictment against the video's participants.
Slotkin's lawyer maintained his client did not commit a crime by creating the video, despite claims that it was "seditious," and asked Attorney General Pam Bondi and D.C. U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro to confirm the probe was closed.
The judge blocked Hegseth earlier Thursday, ruling the senator would likely succeed in his claim that the administration "trampled on Senator Kelly’s First Amendment freedoms and threatened the constitutional liberties of millions of military retirees."