Judge blocks Pentagon chief Hegseth’s censure of Sen. Kelly over troops video, for now

A federal judge on Thursday temporarily enjoined Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth from officially censuring Sen. Mark Kelly over that Arizona Democrat’s participation in a video reminding American military service members they have a right to refuse illegal orders.

The judge’s order also blocks Hegseth, for now, of reducing Kelly’s U.S. Navy rank. Kelly retired from the Navy as a captain.

The order came two days after news broke that the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia had tried, and failed, to get a federal grand jury to indict Kelly and Sen. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., on criminal charges related to their participation in the video released with four other members of Congress in November.

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