DC grand jury declines to indict Sens. Kelly, Slotkin for seditious conpiracy: MS Now

The attempted indictment of Kelly and Slotkin related to a video they participated in with four other Democrats in Congress that reminded members of the U.S. military that they have the right to refuse to follow illegal orders by superiors.

The New York Times reported that federal prosecutors also tried and failed to obtain indictments against the other four Democrats, in addition to Kelly and Slotkin. Rep. Maggie Goodlander of New Hampshire later confirmed in a statement that she was among the group targeted in the indictment effort.

The other three Democrats who made the video were Reps. Jason Crow of Colorado, and Chris Deluzio and Chrissy Houlahan, both of Pennsylvania.

“This is an outrageous abuse of power by Donald Trump and his lackies,” said Kelly, an Arizona Democrat.

“It wasn’t enough for [Defense Secretary] Pete Hegseth to censure me and threaten to demote me, now it appears they tried to have me charged with a crime — all because of something I said that they didn’t like. That’s not the way,” Kelly said.

Slotkin, who represents Michigan in the Senate, in a statement said, “Today, U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro attempted to persuade a Grand Jury to indict me. This was in response to me organizing a 90-second video that simply quoted the law.”

“Pirro did this at the direction of President Trump, who said repeatedly that I should be investigated, arrested, and hanged for sedition,” Slotkin said. “Today, it was a grand jury of anonymous American citizens who upheld the rule of law and determined this case should not proceed. Hopefully, this ends this politicized investigation for good.”

“But today wasn’t just an embarrassing day for the Administration. It was another sad day for our country,” she said.

House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., said Tuesday night that he believes the six Democrats who made the video on illegal orders to the military should be indicted.

Goodlander, in a statement, said, “President Trump directed the Justice Department to investigate me, arrest me, and hang me simply for doing my job.”

“Today an American grand jury honored our Constitution by standing up to an outrageous abuse of presidential power and taxpayer dollars,” Goodlander said. “No matter the threats, I will keep doing my job and upholding my oath to our Constitution.”

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