‘Seditious six’ Democrats who urged troops to disobey illegal orders contacted by DOJ, Jason Crow says

Published January 14, 2026 5:27pm ET



The six Democratic lawmakers who made a video urging U.S. military members to refuse illegal orders have each been contacted by the Department of Justice, according to Rep. Jason Crow (D-CO).

Crow appeared in the November video alongside five fellow veteran lawmakers: Sens. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) and Mark Kelly (D-AZ), and Reps. Maggie Goodlander (D-NH), Chris Deluzio (D-PA), and Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA). Slotkin had announced Tuesday that she was under investigation by the DOJ for her participation in the video, saying that she had been contacted by the office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, with Crow saying on Wednesday that all six had been contacted by the DOJ.

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