Name: Sen. Slotkin Says Feds Investigating Her for Video About 'Illegal Orders'
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Description: The Michigan Democrat said that the office of Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, reached out to her last week to request an interview with the senator or her lawyer.

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Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) revealed on Wednesday that she is under federal investigation for a video she participated in last year urging troops to defy "illegal orders."

The Michigan Democrat said that the office of Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, reached out to her last week to request an interview with the senator or her lawyer.

Slotkin <a href="https://www.youtube.com/shorts/rM4PYnO6KQ0">released a video</a> in response to Pirro’s investigation, claiming it’s part of President Donald Trump's efforts to intimidate her.

“And now, he’s using his political allies at the FBI and the Department of Justice to follow through with his threats,” Slotkin said. “To be clear, this is the president’s playbook. Truth doesn’t matter, facts don’t matter, and anyone who disagrees with him becomes an enemy, then weaponizes the federal government against them.”

Pirro’s investigation, Slotkin said, follows an FBI inquiry from the counter-terrorism division late last year.

NTD reached out to Pirro’s office seeking comment but did not receive a response by publication.

On Nov. 18, 2025, the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Fk9Gh3qwW4I">90-second video</a> was published online, featuring Slotkin along with Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.), Rep. Jason Crow (D-Colo.), Rep. Chrissy Houlahan (D-Penn.), Rep. Chris Deluzio (D-Penn.), and Rep. Maggie Goodlander (D-N.H.).

Slotkin said that she was simply citing the Uniform Code of Military Justice that members of the military have the responsibility to reject illegal orders.

The Democratic lawmakers, who all have military or intelligence experience, said that they published the video as a reminder to troops of their legal right and duty.

Sloktin is a former CIA analyst who served three tours in Iraq alongside the U.S. military. She also worked in national security roles at the Pentagon and White House under Presidents Bush and Obama.

The Pentagon has also censured Kelly for his participation over the video, which could result in the demotion of his retired rank as captain in the U.S. Navy and reduction in his retirement pay.

Kelly has since sued War Secretary Pete Hegseth, saying he earned his rank and retirement through more than 25 years in the Navy, 39 combat missions, and four missions to space.

Trump said that the Democrats who participated in the video message to troops should be investigated and arrested.  Their “seditious behavior” should be “punishable by death,” according to the president.

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