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Mark Kelly: “If orders are illegal, not only do they not have to follow…”

Featuring: Mark Kelly, Democratic | U.S. Senate from Arizona

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Mark Kelly says troops 'can tell' what orders are illegal amid Pentagon probe

Published | Video Starts at 03:30

The Washington Post reporting that Secretary Hegseth gave an order to kill everybody on one of those suspected drug boats during the first strike in September. Are you calling for US Service members to actively disobey orders like those? Well, If orders are illegal, not only do they not have to follow them, they are legally required not to follow. Do you think that constitutes an illegal. I think there needs to be an investigation, and I hope that the reporting is not accurate. (03:30–03:39)

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Asserts that service members are legally required not to follow illegal orders.

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