Sen. Kelly Sues the Pentagon Over Attempts To Punish Him, Declaring It Unconstitutional

Kelly asked the federal court to rule that the censure letter, the proceedings about his rank and any other punishments against him are “unlawful and unconstitutional.”

Hegseth Censures Sen. Kelly After Democrats’ Video Urging Troops To Resist Unlawful Orders

Investigating and now punishing a sitting U.S. senator is an extraordinary move for the Pentagon, which until President Donald Trump’s second term had usually gone out of its way to act and appear apolitical.

Experts Doubt the Pentagon Can Punish Kelly Over the ‘Illegal Orders’ Video

The investigation was announced after President Trump’s social media post accusing Kelly — and the five other Democratic lawmakers in the video — of sedition “punishable by DEATH.”