Senator Kelly faces Pentagon probe over Nov. video urging troops to reject illegal orders; he calls it political persecution.

Senator Mark Kelly is facing an escalated Pentagon investigation into a November video where he and other Democratic lawmakers urged military personnel to refuse illegal orders, a move condemned by Trump as "seditious." Kelly denies wrongdoing, calling the probe politically motivated and an abuse of power by the Trump administration. His legal team has warned of legal action, asserting the investigation lacks merit and could be unconstitutional. Kelly, a former Navy pilot and astronaut with a distinguished military record, maintains he was only upholding principles taught to all service members. He says he has not received formal notice but expects to be informed during a briefing with the Secretary of Defense.