Hegseth alleging Kelly and other lawmakers counseled members of the armed forces to refuse lawful orders. Is there anything in retrospect that you would have said or done differently over these last several months? Absolutely. Absolutely Absolutely not. I basically repeated what is in the Uniform Code of Military justice, which is the law for the military. Members of the military need to follow the law. Very simple. Upon the video's November release, President Trump calling the message punishable by death and resharing a social media post calling for participants in in the video to be hanged. (00:41–00:50)
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Asserts that his statements are consistent with the Uniform Code of Military Justice.
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