If tried by court-martial, senator accused of ‘seditious behavior’ would be deprived of several constitutional rights

By: Joshua Kastenberg, University of New Mexico, The Conversation

Outlets: The Conversation

Published: December 16, 2025

Words: 1,336

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 5 days ago

By Joshua Kastenberg, University of New Mexico

The Department of Defense in late November 2025 announced that it would investigate U.S. Sen. Mark Kelly, a retired Navy captain and NASA astronaut, for what Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has called seditious behavior. The threat of investigation came after Kelly and five other Democrats, all with military backgrounds, released a video reminding U.S. service members they can disobey illegal orders issued by …

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