Sen. Mark Kelly Sues Pete Hegseth Over Censure
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth wants to reduce the senator's pay and rank in an act of retaliation, a new lawsuit alleges.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s bid to censure Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.), a retired Navy captain, for encouraging service members to resist unlawful orders is nothing more than “punitive retribution,” according to a lawsuit filed by Kelly on Monday.
In November, Kelly and a handful of other lawmakers appeared in a short video shared on social media that urged U.S. service members and members of intelligence agencies to uphold their oaths to the Constitution in the face of “enormous stress and pressure.” The lawmakers also encouraged them to defy any “illegal orders” as part of that oath.
The backlash was swift, with President Donald Trump calling the video seditious and suggesting its recommendations were “punishable by death.” Hegseth issued a letter to censure Kelly last week, saying the “reckless and seditious video” was “clearly intended to undermine good order and military discipline.”
“This conduct was seditious in nature and violated Articles 133 and 134 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice, to which Captain Kelly remains subject as a retired officer receiving pay,” Hegseth declared.
Hegseth said he had “initiated” proceedings that could result in a reduction of Kelly’s retirement pay and that a decision would be made within 45 days.
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