Slotkin and five other Democrats who served in the military or intelligence agencies appeared in a video urging fellow servicemembers to disregard “illegal” orders issued by Trump. Raddatz questioned Slotkin about her reasons for posting the video, which Trump called “sedition at the highest level” in a Truth Social post Saturday.
“I think the reason we put that statement out is because the sheer number of frankly, young officers who are coming to us and saying, ‘I’m not sure what do I do.
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“There is such things as illegal orders. That’s why it’s in the Uniform Code of Military Justice going back to Nuremberg, right? And it’s just that it’s a totally benign statement and if the president is concerned about it then he should stay deeply within the law, but I think it’s important to know it’s not hypothetical,” Slotkin continued.
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“Let’s talk right now. Do you believe President Trump has issued any illegal orders?” Raddatz pressed.
“To my knowledge, I am not aware of things that are illegal, but certainly there are some legal gymnastics that are going on with these Caribbean strikes and everything related to Venezuela,” Slotkin responded.
The Senate defeated a resolution disapproving the strikes under the War Powers Act by a 51-49 vote Nov. 13.
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https://dailycaller.com/2025/11/23/elissa-slotkin-video-troops-disobey-donald-trump-cannot-name-one-illegal-order-martha-raddatz-abc/
