#elissa-slotkin — Public Fediverse posts
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#Spanberger, 46, is the second #CIA veteran in 2 years chosen to deliver the #Democratic Party’s formal response to Trump. Last year, it was Senator #ElissaSlotkin of #Michigan, a fellow #moderate who also first entered #Congress in 2018 & had also just won a statewide election. While #Slotkin warned last year that #Trump would increase the #CostOfLiving, Spanberger made a broader case that his admin was working against the #WellBeing of the American #people.
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Democratic Lawmakers Refuse Indictment: Grand Jury Rebukes Trump DOJ
Democratic Lawmakers Refuse Indictment As A D.C. Grand Jury Declines To Charge Six Members Of Congress For Sedition Over Military Video.https://thedemocracyadvocate.com/2026/02/democratic-lawmakers-refuse-indictment/
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In response to reports of the investigation, #TimWalz said in a statement∶ “Two days ago it was #ElissaSlotkin. Last week it was #JeromePowell. Before that, #MarkKelly. Weaponizing the justice system & threatening political opponents is a dangerous, #authoritarian tactic.”
#law #RevengePolitics #WeaponizationOfGovernment #DOJ #LegalEthics #FirstAmendment #FreeSpeech #dissent #Authoritarianism #Dictatorship #Autocracy #Tyranny #Despotism #Fascism #MafiaState
https://apnews.com/article/minnesota-immigration-crackdown-25e46910fcc62fbf5ab341905af9891c?utm_source=onesignal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2026-01-16-Breaking+News -
Today, #ElissaSlotkin said, the primary divide in the #DemocraticParty is no longer between moderates like herself & progressives. Rather, she said, it is between #Democrats who want to fight & those who believe they can wait out #Trump & his movement.
“I realized it’s not just about me & my family,” she said. “It’s what happens when the commander in chief takes the arms of the government & turns them against basic #FreeSpeech & against his own people. And it’s not going to stop with me.”
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#ElissaSlotkin grew more concerned this week after the fatal #shooting of #ReneeNicoleGood, an unarmed #US citizen, by a federal #immigration agent in #Minneapolis.
…Slotkin said the admin’s reaction reflected its growing #authoritarian impulses.
“Anyone who’s an enemy is a terrorist,” she said. Such language, she continued, is the “standard playbook of any authoritarian leader.”
#military #MilitaryLaw #law #LegalEthics #DOJ #Trump #RevengePolitics #AbuseOfPower #despotism #MafiaState
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Sen #MarkKelly sued #Hegseth & the #Pentagon this week over the move to punish him for the video. “I didn’t expect that I would ever find myself here,” he said in a speech on the #Senate floor on Monday.
In the interview on Monday, #ElissaSlotkin shared a similar sentiment. “I’ve studied this kind of political #authoritarianism in other countries my entire professional life,” she said. “I just can’t believe I am talking about it in my own country.”
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#ElissaSlotkin said her office was inundated with hundreds of #threats & that the #CapitolPolice told her that she required 24-hour security. The police were called to her father’s home in Michigan in a practice known as “swatting” after a caller falsely asserted that he was trying to kill his wife.
“My brother had to have a police car put in front of his home,” Slotkin said.
#military #MilitaryLaw #law #LegalEthics #DOJ #Trump #RevengePolitics
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#Hegseth laughed & dismissed her question.
After the assassination of the right-wing activist Charlie Kirk in September, #Trump & his top advisers said they were going to designate certain left-wing groups as “domestic terrorists.”
“As a former #CIA officer, that pricked my ears up,” #ElissaSlotkin said.
Slotkin, speaking at the Brookings Institution in the fall, suggested that Trump could use #LethalForce against his domestic enemies or target them with #criminal “investigations”.
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In the months that followed, Slotkin’s warnings about the state of #US #democracy have grown more dire & her worries that #Trump will use the #legal system or the #military to target Americans who disagree with him have become more pronounced.
In June, as Trump was deploying #Marines & #NationalGuard forces to LA over the objection of state & local leaders, #ElissaSlotkin asked #Hegseth during a Senate hearing whether he had given the troops orders “to shoot at unarmed protesters in any way.”
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“Facts matter little, but the threat matters quite a bit,” #ElissaSlotkin said. “The threat of legal action; the threat to your family; the threat to your staff; the threat to you.”
…“I’ve seen democracies flicker out,” Slotkin said in March when she delivered her party’s response to #Trump’s SOTU address. “I’ve seen what life is like when a government is rigged.”
“You can’t criticize the guys in charge without getting a knock at the door in the middle of the night,” she added.
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The investigation by #JeninePirro’s office is the latest escalation in a campaign by #Trump & his allies to exact retribution on those he views as enemies seeking to undermine his admin or his authority as commander in chief.
…#ElissaSlotkin, a former #CIA officer who served 3 tours in Iraq, described the investigation as an effort by an #authoritarian president to #weaponize the federal government & intimidate her into silence.
#military #MilitaryLaw #law #LegalEthics #DOJ #RevengePolitics
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Sen #ElissaSlotkin organized the video, which #Trump & other admin ofcls have described as “seditious,” along with 5 other Democratic lawmakers who are also #military #veterans. Its message that military officers are obligated to ignore #illegal orders is a fundamental principle of #MilitaryLaw.
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In an email sent to the Senate’s sergeant-at-arms, #JeaninePirro’s office requested an interview with the senator or her private counsel.
It is unclear what possible #crime might involve Sen #ElissaSlotkin who has warned in dire terms about the dissolution of #US #democracy.
#military #MilitaryLaw #law #LegalEthics #DOJ #Trump #RevengePolitics
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Senator #ElissaSlotkin of #Michigan says she has learned that federal prosecutors are investigating her after she took part in a video urging #military service members to resist #illegal orders.
Slotkin, a Democrat, said in an interview Monday that she found out about the inquiry from the office of #JeaninePirro, the #USattorney for DC & a longtime ally of #Trump.
#law #LegalEthics #DOJ #RevengePolitics
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/us/politics/slotkin-pirro-trump-justice-dept-video.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share -
📰 Slotkin says she faces FBI inquiry, more death threats, after video Trump called "seditious" — #MichiganPublic
Senator #ElissaSlotkin (Democrat from Michigan) and five others made a video to remind soldiers that they may disobey orders which are illegal. #convictedFelon #sexOffender #DonaldTrump immediately called the video illegal and threatened the Democrats involved with a death sentence.
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“#Trump is using the #FBI as a tool to intimidate & harass Members of #Congress,” a group of 4 #Democratic #House members said in a stmnt Tues. “Yesterday, the FBI contacted the House & #Senate Sergeants at Arms requesting interviews.”
#Michigan Sen #ElissaSlotkin, 1 of the 6 Democrats in the video, told reporters Tuesday that “last night the counterterrorism division at the FBI sent a note to the members of Congress, saying they are opening what appears to be an inquiry against the 6 of us.”
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Pentagon says it’s investigating Sen. #MarkKelly over video urging troops to defy ‘#IllegalOrders’
By KONSTANTIN TOROPIN
Updated 2:58 PM EST, November 24, 2025Excerpt: WASHINGTON (AP) — "The Pentagon announced Monday it is investigating Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona over possible breaches of military law after the former Navy pilot joined a handful of other lawmakers in a video that called for troops to defy 'illegal orders.'
"The Pentagon’s statement, posted on social media, cited a federal law that allows retired service members to be recalled to active duty on orders of the defense secretary for possible court martial or other measures.
"It is extraordinary for the Pentagon, which until President Donald Trump’s second term had usually gone out of its way to act and appear apolitical, to directly threaten a sitting member of Congress with investigation. It comes after Trump ramped up the rhetoric by accusing the lawmakers of sedition 'punishable by DEATH' in a social media post days after the video was released last week.
"In its statement Monday, the Pentagon suggested that Kelly’s statements in the video interfered with the 'loyalty, morale, or good order and discipline of the armed forces' by citing the federal law that prohibits such actions.
" 'A thorough review of these allegations has been initiated to determine further actions, which may include recall to active duty for court-martial proceedings or administrative measures,' the statement said.
"Kelly said he upheld his oath to the Constitution and dismissed the #Pentagon investigation as the work of '#bullies.'
" 'If this is meant to intimidate me and other members of Congress from doing our jobs and holding this administration accountable, it won’t work,' Kelly said in a statement.
"In the video, Kelly was one of six Democratic lawmakers who have served in the military or intelligence community to speak 'directly to members of the military.' The other lawmakers are Sen. #ElissaSlotkin and Reps. #JasonCrow, #ChrisDeluzio, #MaggieGoodlander and #ChrissyHoulahan, who are seen as possible future aspirants for higher office and elevated their political profiles with the video’s wide exposure.
"Kelly, who was a fighter pilot before becoming an #astronaut and then retiring at the rank of captain, told troops that 'you can refuse illegal orders,' while other lawmakers in the video said they needed troops to 'stand up for our laws ... our Constitution.' "
Read more:
https://apnews.com/article/pentagon-mark-kelly-troop-investigation-4882f76b05dcdfa3060c284c2c84dd12#USPol #TrumpIsABully #CourtMartial #Sedition #Resistance #ResistIllegalOrders #Constitution #TrumpIsAFascist #Authoritarianism #IllegalOrders #IllegalPresident #ImpeachTrump #NoWar #CharacteristicsOfFascism
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-DHBVlOxbf8
https://piped.video/watch?v=-DHBVlOxbf8
https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=-DHBVlOxbf8
#uspol #politics #Trump #DonaldTrump #TrumpAdministration #TrumpAdministration2025 #SecondTrumpAdministration #MAGA #Project2025 #PoliticalViolence #RightToRefuseUnconstitutionalOrders #RightToRefuseIllegalOrders #ObligationToRefuseUnconstitutionalOrders #ObligationToRefuseIllegalOrders #ElissaSlotkin
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Trump Says Democratic Lawmakers Should Die For Telling The Military To Obey Their Oath
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Trump says video message by Rep. Crow, Dems to military is 'seditious,' punishable by death
‘This isn’t about politics. This is about who we are as Americans. Every American must unite and condemn the President’s calls for our murder and political violence’
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Trump says video message by Rep. Crow, Dems to military is 'seditious,' punishable by death
‘This isn’t about politics. This is about who we are as Americans. Every American must unite and condemn the President’s calls for our murder and political violence’
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Yikes! Apparently, #Trump is accusing these #Veterans of #sedition!
#Goodlander is among Democratic lawmakers urging military to reject '#IllegalOrders'
New Hampshire Public Radio | By Josh Rogers
Published November 19, 2025Excerpt: "New Hampshire Rep. #MaggieGoodlander joined five other Democratic lawmakers with military or intelligence backgrounds in an online video Tuesday to advise members of the U.S. armed forces that they should refuse to carry out 'illegal orders.'
"The video didn’t identify any specific order or U.S military action as 'illegal,' but the message comes at a time of flaring tension between Democrats and the #Trump administration over the administration’s deployment of the #NationalGuard to patrol American cities and military strikes against #Venezuelan drug cartels that are believed to have killed more than 80 people.
" 'Right now, the threats to our #Constitution aren’t just coming from abroad, but from right here at home,' the Democrats said as they took turns reading a single statement. 'Our laws are clear: You can refuse illegal orders.'
" 'Don’t give up the ship,' the message ended.
"Sen. #ElissaSlotkin of Michigan, a former CIA analyst who served in Iraq, led the messaging effort. It comes on the heels of Sloktin introducing legislation aimed at limiting the president's power to deploy National Guard troops in American cities.
" 'I’ve joined my colleagues in sending a clear message to our brave women and men in uniform,' Goodlander said in a statement. 'We stand with you at a moment when you have been put in a terrible position by a president and a secretary of defense who are testing the boundaries of the law here at home.”
"In addition to Goodlander — a former U.S. Naval Reserve intelligence officer — the video features Navy veteran and former astronaut Sen. #MarkKelly of Arizona; Rep. #ChrisDeluzio of Pennsylvania, who also served in the Navy; Rep. #JasonCrow of Colorado, a former Army Ranger; and Rep. #ChrissyHoulahan of Pennsylvania, an Air Force veteran."
https://www.nhpr.org/nh-news/2025-11-19/goodlander-democrats-military-illegal-orders
Trump Suggests Death Penalty for ‘#Seditious’ Democratic Lawmakers Who Condemned ‘Illegal’ Military Orders
“Each one of these traitors to our Country should be ARRESTED AND PUT ON TRIAL," the president adds
by Corbin Bolies
Thu, November 20, 2025 at 11:57 AM EST"President Donald Trump said on Thursday that a half-dozen Democratic lawmakers who issued a video urging military officials to 'refuse illegal orders' should be tried for seditious behavior, a crime he said was 'punishable by death!' "
#Resistance #USPol #PresidentBoneSpurs #USCivilWar #ResistAuthoritarianism #ResistFascism
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CW: U.S. Politics, message to active military
This is HUGE: serving U.S. Senators and Representatives, all former military and intelligence services, reminding currently serving members of the U.S. armed forces that they can, and must, disobey illegal orders.
(can't find it on YT, so here's the Bluesky link)
https://bsky.app/profile/slotkin.senate.gov/post/3m5vtxjmgnk23
#MarkKelly #ElissaSlotkin #ChrisDeLuzio #MaggieGoodlander#ChrissyHoulahan#JasonCrow #USPolitics
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https://www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2025/11/see-something-say-something
>> Elissa Slotkin is one of if not the most conservative members of the Democratic caucus in the Senate ...she just laid out in the most straightforward terms in a public speech exactly how and why Donald Trump is a violent lawless authoritarian, who has no intention of giving up power. That a U.S. senator is saying this seems like a news story.<<
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📰 Sen. Slotkin says public deserves to know who is killed in strikes on alleged drug traffickers — #MichiganPublic
#Michigan #USA Senator #ElissaSlotkin is slamming #POTUS #convictedFelon #sexOffender #DonaldTrump’s use of force against alleged drug traffickers in the Caribbean and Pacific.