US Senator Mark Kelly is suing the Pentagon and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over the results of a video during which he known as on US army personnel to not observe unlawful orders. Kelly is a retired naval officer. After the video, the Defense Ministry initiated proceedings that might result in a cap on his retirement advantages. In the lawsuit, the US senator argues, amongst different issues, that the actions of Hegseth and the ministry are unconstitutional – amongst different issues as a result of his proper to freedom of expression is violated.
Kelly was featured in a video launched by six Democratic members of Congress calling on members of the US army to not observe unlawful orders. It was primarily in regards to the internationally controversial US army actions in opposition to suspected drug smugglers within the Caribbean. US President Donald Trump initially accused the group of “insurrectionary behavior” and later certified these statements.
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