Democratic Lawmakers Call on Military Members, Intelligence Community to ‘Refuse Illegal Orders’

WASHINGTON—Six Democratic lawmakers have called on members of the military and the intelligence community to disobey “illegal orders” from the top command. A video was released on X on Nov. 18 featuring Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.), Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.), Rep. Chrissy Houlahan (D-Pa.), Rep. Maggie Goodlander (D-N.H.), Rep. Chris Deluzio (D-Pa.), and Rep. Jason Crow (D-Colo.). Each of these lawmakers served in the military or the intelligence community. “We want to speak directly to members of the military—and the Intelligence Community—who take risks each day to keep Americans safe,” said Kelly, Slotkin, Crow, and Deluzio, one by one, each speaking different sections of the sentence in the video....