Defense Sec. Hegseth HAS been given a wide allowance to do what he wants so far by his boss , the President…
Is the guy about to stick his hand into a beehive?
The just passed Defense Bill begins to have Congress slow his roll on moves in Europe and NATO….
They are waiting to see Hegseth’s wish to get rid of top military staff…
The Senator’s are also NOT happy at being kept from seeing the Sept. 7 Drug boat attack video….
Now the push to go after a sitting US Senator for saying what is in fact TRUE about following illegal order’s is beginning to turn lawmakers against Hegseth…
Senate Republicans are growing increasingly uneasy with the Pentagon’s investigation into Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced his office is escalating its probe into him.
The Defense Department announced Monday the review of Kelly has risen to an “official Command Investigation,” intensifying the feud between the two sides over Kelly’s role in a video he and other congressional Democrats made to remind service members of their duty to disobey illegal orders.
The news has also given a number of Republicans pause as they question whether this is a prudent decision by the Pentagon against one of their colleagues.
“I think it’s a terrible idea,” Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) said.
Paul was one of five Senate GOP members who expressed reservations about the Hegseth-led investigation into Kelly, a retired Navy captain.
Kelly has been under fire by the administration for nearly a month after he, Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) and Democratic Reps. Jason Crow (Colo.), Chris Deluzio (Pa.), Maggie Goodlander (N.H.) and Chrissy Houlahan (Pa.) appeared in the video that set off the series of comments.
Trump also called for the execution of the half-dozen lawmakers — a remark he walked back….
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Kelly told reporters following the briefing the Pentagon still has not reached out to him about the investigation and argued the department is targeting him “for something I said that was lawful.”
“This is all a bunch of bulls‑‑‑, and the reason why, I think, is because this is just about sending a message to retired service members, active duty service members, government employees: Do not speak out against this president, or there will be consequences,” he said…
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