'Seditious behavior': Trump accuses Democrats who made video reminding the military not to follow illegal orders of a crime — but is it?

A group of six Democratic lawmakers with military and intelligence backgrounds made a video posted to social media earlier ...

What the military oath of enlistment says about legal and illegal orders

The call from Democratic veterans in Congress highlights the federal law that dictates the conduct of members of the military ...

Democratic Lawmakers Tell Military to Refuse Illegal Orders

Six lawmakers, who all served in the military or the intelligence community, released the message in a video. The Trump ...

What US Law Says About Sedition and Troops Defying Illegal Orders

The Rules for Courts-Martial states that an order is lawful “unless it is contrary to the Constitution, the laws of the ...

Just follow orders or obey the law? What US troops told us about refusing illegal commands

With his Aug. 11, 2025, announcement that he was sending the National Guard – along with federal law enforcement – into ...

Troops risk court-martial if they follow Democrats’ ‘illegal orders’ advice, former military lawyers warn

While the lawmakers behind the video framed the appeal as a defense of the Constitution, military legal codes make clear that ...

Sen. Mark Kelly among lawmakers urging military to refuse “unlawful orders”

The six lawmakers issued a statement in response, saying "no threat, intimidation, or call for violence will deter us from ...