Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Monday censured Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly for “conduct [that] was seditious in nature,” referring to a video Kelly participated in in November that told United States service members they have a right to refuse unlawful orders.
Hegseth wrote that Kelly, who retired as a Navy captain and receives retirement benefits for his more than 20 years of service, “counseled members of the Armed Forces to refuse lawful orders” in the video. Kelly and others who participated in the video have disputed that claim.
The administrative action, which is a less serious action than a court-martial, will result in a reduction in rank and Kelly’s retirement pay, a process Hegseth says will take 45 days.
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