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Mark Kelly: “This is not about the law. This is about the media cycle…”

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

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'It's absurd': Sen. Kelly bites back at Trump, Hegseth threats over 'illegal orders' video

Published | Video Starts at 09:19

But when I saw that tweet today, it kind of sort of made sense. I mean, these two guys, they inform me of this in a. In a tweet, because This is not about the law. This is about the media cycle, and it's about intimidation. And it's almost. The whole thing's almost comical. Like, how does reciting the ucmj, how is that? Which is the Uniform Code of Military Justice. (09:19–09:26)

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Asserts that the situation is driven by media and intimidation, not legal concerns.

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