After six congressional Democrats released a video advising members of the U.S. military and national security community to “refuse illegal orders,” President Donald Trump said the lawmakers should be tried in court for “SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR, punishable by DEATH!” But legal experts told us this was not sedition and that the legislators were restating the law that only lawful orders must …
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Trump says he wasn’t threatening Democrats he accused of ‘seditious behavior, punishable by death’
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Friday that he’s “not threatening death” toward a group of Democratic members of Congress whom he accused of committing “seditious behavior,” which he said a day earlier was “punishable by death.” “In the old days, if you said a thing like that, that was punishable by death,” Trump said in an interview Friday on …
Read More »Trump Calls Democrats’ Military Video ‘Seditious Behavior, Punishable by Death’ – The New York Times
Trump Calls Democrats’ Military Video ‘Seditious Behavior, Punishable by Death’ The New York Times Trump calls Democrats’ message to troops seditious behaviour, punishable by death BBC Slotkin gets security detail in wake of Trump death penalty remarks, threats The Detroit News Democratic lawmakers urge troops to disobey illegal orders CNN Mike Johnson defends Trump’s ‘sedition’ attacks on Democrats Politico Source link
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Getty Images President Donald Trump accused six Democratic lawmakers of “seditious behaviour, punishable by death”, after they released a video urging US service members to refuse unlawful commands. “This is really bad, and Dangerous to our Country. Their words cannot be allowed to stand. SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR FROM TRAITORS!!! LOCK THEM UP???,” Trump wrote on social media. The six lawmakers, all …
Read More »Trump accuses Democrats of ‘seditious behavior, punishable by death,’ for urging military to ignore illegal orders
President Donald Trump on Thursday accused several Democratic lawmakers of “seditious behavior,” calling for them to “be arrested and put on trial” for behavior that, he said, could be “punishable by death.” The lawmakers, many of whom are veterans, had posted a video Tuesday telling military and intelligence officers to “refuse illegal orders.” “It’s called SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR AT THE HIGHEST …
Read More »Trump calls video by Democratic veterans in Congress ‘seditious behavior’ : NPR
President Trump steps out to welcome the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman prior to a state dinner at the White House on Tuesday. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images Congressional Democratic leaders are demanding President Trump delete social media posts directed at some Democratic veterans in Congress suggesting they …
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