Mark Kelly, Senator
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Senator faced threats of retribution from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over a recent video criticizing unlawful military orders.
Sen. Mark Kelly, a Navy veteran, could be recalled to active service and tried by a court-martial, the Pentagon said.
Kelly, a retired U.S. Navy captain, also has the standing to go to federal court if he is recalled to active duty to then be court martialed, said Rachel VanLandingham, a professor at Southwestern Law School and former Air Force lawyer.
Democratic veterans from the Senate and House delivered a video message to enlisted servicemen and women to disobey "illegal orders" from President Donald Trump. SEN. MARK KELLY (D-AZ): You can refuse illegal orders.
President Trump calling out the Dem senator from Arizona may raise the question: Who is Mark Kelly? Navy captain, astronaut, Gabby Giffords' spouse.
U.S. Sen. Mark Kelly, a Democrat, who is a retired Navy captain, decorated combat veteran and former NASA astronaut. Kelly and five other members of Congress with military or intelligence backgrounds told members of the armed forces “You can refuse illegal orders” in a video released on Nov.