Defense Department Says It Is Opening An Investigation Into Sen. Mark Kelly

The Department of Defense said Monday that it is opening an investigation into Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly, a retired Navy captain, for “serious allegations of misconduct.”

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said nan investigation was related to a video Kelly and different Democratic lawmakers made that encouraged members of nan subject and nan intelligence organization not to comply pinch forbidden orders from President Donald Trump’s administration.

"The video made by nan 'Seditious Six' was despicable, reckless, and false," Hegseth posted connected X. The six group featured successful nan video are each Democrats.

"Five of nan six individuals successful that video do not autumn nether @DeptofWar jurisdiction (one is CIA and 4 are erstwhile subject but not “retired”, truthful they are nary longer taxable to UCMJ). However, Mark Kelly (retired Navy Commander) is still taxable to UCMJ—and he knows that," he added.

A thorough reappraisal of allegations has been initiated to find further actions, which could see recalling to progressive work for court-martial proceedings aliases administrative measures, nan Defense Department said.

Kelly's agency did not instantly respond to a petition for comment.

President Donald Trump last week said connected Truth Social that nan Democratic lawmakers "should beryllium arrested and put connected trial," accusing them of "seditious behavior" that, he said, could beryllium “punishable by death.”

The adjacent day, Trump said connected blimpish Brian Kilmeade's power show that he was "not threatening death" toward nan members.

“I deliberation they’re successful superior trouble. I would opportunity they’re successful superior trouble. I’m not threatening death, but I deliberation they’re successful superior trouble," Trump said. "In nan aged days, it was death. That was seditious behavior."