Sens. Kelly, Slotkin Denounce Justice Department for Seeking to Indict Them

Multiple media outlets reported a grand jury declined to indict the two Democrats for calling on U.S. troops to refuse unspecified illegal orders.

U.S. Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) speaks with reporters while waiting to catch the Senate subway to the Hart Senate Office Building from the U.S. Capitol in Washington on July 25, 2024. Kent Nishimura/Getty Images

WASHINGTON—Sens. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) and Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) denounced the Department of Justice on Feb. 11 for pursuing criminal charges against them for releasing a video reminding U.S. military personnel to refuse illegal orders.

The two Democratic senators held a press conference a day after multiple media outlets, citing unnamed sources, reported a grand jury had rejected an indictment the Justice Department brought against them. Reports indicated Jeanine Pirro, the top U.S. Attorney in the District of Columbia, sought the charges.