A Washington, D.C., grand jury declined to indict Senators Mark Kelly, Elissa Slotkin, and four other Democratic lawmakers on charges of seditious conspiracy.
U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro attempted to persuade a grand jury to indict the six lawmakers who made a video message reminding military members of their rights to refuse to follow illegal orders from superiors.
Trump accused the six of “SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR, punishable by DEATH!”
Rep. Maggie Goodlander (NH) issued a statement saying, “President Trump directed the Justice Department to investigate me, arrest me, and hang me simply for doing my job. Today an American grand jury honored our Constitution by standing up to an outrageous abuse of presidential power and taxpayer dollars.”
Rep. Chris Deluzio (Pa.) said, “I will not be intimidated for a single second by the Trump Administration or Justice Department lawyers who tried and failed to indict me today. American citizens on a grand jury refused to go along with this attempt to charge me with a crime for stating the law in a way Trump and his enablers didn’t like.”
“They may want Americans to be afraid to speak out or to disagree — but patriotism demands courage in this moment. DON’T GIVE UP THE SHIP!” Deluzio said.
Two other Reps who made the video were Jason Crow of Colorado, and Chrissy Houlahan of Pennsylvania.