The Seditious Six

Trump Renews Interest in Prosecuting the Seditious Six Democrats

President Donald Trump renewed his push Thursday to prosecute six Democratic lawmakers over a video reminding service members they must refuse unlawful orders, months after a grand jury rejected an attempt to bring charges over the message.

In a Truth Social post Thursday, Trump wrote, “Will the Seditious Six ever be prosecuted? What they did was a great violation to our Country and its Constitution!”

Trump’s latest post identifies no new evidence and no specific criminal charge. It is a question, not a filing. No prosecutor has announced new charges. No court has taken new action.

The six lawmakers are Sens. Mark Kelly of Arizona and Elissa Slotkin of Michigan, and Reps. Jason Crow of Colorado, Maggie Goodlander of New Hampshire, Chrissy Houlahan of Pennsylvania, and Chris Deluzio of Pennsylvania. All six have military or intelligence backgrounds.

The video at the center of this fight was released in November 2025. In it, the six reminded service members of their duty to refuse unlawful orders. That is a real duty under military law. Service members are required to obey lawful orders, and required to refuse unlawful ones. The video stated that principle. It did not order troops to disobey the president, and it did not name a specific order to refuse.

Conservatives have a real concern here, and it is worth stating plainly. Elected officials should not use their platforms to undermine the chain of command or encourage troops to second-guess lawful orders. The military runs on discipline, and discipline runs on trust.

A video from six Democratic veterans telling troops to think twice about orders lands differently than a classroom lecture on military law.

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