Wednesday marks the deadline War Secretary Pete Hegseth set for Navy Secretary John Phelan’s review of Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ), who was among a group of Democratic lawmakers who warned service members against following illegal orders.

This deadline marks the latest moment of the ongoing saga that began in November when Kelly and five other Democratic lawmakers who previously served in the military or intelligence community shared a video on social media warning current service members of the dangers of carrying out illegal orders.

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