The Malignant Fascist regime's efforts to intimidate opponents and stifle free speech took a major hit yesterday:
A grand jury in Washington refused Tuesday to indict Democratic lawmakers in connection with a video in which they urged U.S. military members to resist “illegal orders,” according to a person familiar with the matter.
The Justice Department opened an investigation into the video featuring Democratic Sens. Mark Kelly and Elissa Slotkin and four other Democratic lawmakers urging U.S. service members to follow established military protocols and reject orders they believe to be unlawful. All the lawmakers previously served in the military or at intelligence agencies.
Grand jurors in Washington declined to sign off on charges in the latest of a series of rebukes of prosecutors by citizens in the nation’s capital, according to the person, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to publicly discuss the matter. It wasn’t immediately clear whether prosecutors had sought indictments against all six lawmakers or what charge or charges prosecutors attempted to bring. [snip]
Slotkin, a former CIA analyst who represents Michigan, said late Tuesday that she hopes this ends the Justice Department’s probe.
“Tonight we can score one for the Constitution, our freedom of speech, and the rule of law,” Slotkin said in a statement. “But today wasn’t just an embarrassing day for the Administration. It was another sad day for our country,” she said.
Kelly, a former Navy pilot who represents Arizona, called the attempt to bring charges an “outrageous abuse of power by Donald Trump and his lackies.”
“Donald Trump wants every American to be too scared to speak out against him,” Kelly said in a post on X. “The most patriotic thing any of us can do is not back down.”
In November, the Pentagon opened an investigation into Kelly, citing 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 punishment. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has censured Kelly for participating in the video and is trying to retroactively demote Kelly from his retired rank of captain.
The senator is suing Hegseth to block those proceedings, calling them an unconstitutional act of retribution. During a hearing last week, the judge appeared to be skeptical of key arguments that a government attorney made in defense of Kelly’s Jan. 5 censure by Hegseth. (our emphasis)
It wasn't common knowledge that a Grand Jury had been called to review the video; that in itself is a shocking abuse of power by the MF's lawless U.S. Attorney for DC Jeanine "Box o' Wine" Pirro.
This won't stop the MF and his lickspittles from going after critics. But, it's especially outrageous that "Cadet Bone Spurs," who dodged military service and has referred to veterans as "suckers" and "losers," had the tiny brass balls to have his lickspittles pursue charges against these military and intelligence agency veterans -- one an astronaut, no less.
One less distraction from the Epstein - Trump files coverup.
BONUS: Meanwhile, the "Justice" Department is going to the Supreme Court to have seditionist Steve Bannon's conviction for contempt of Congress overturned. Good times.
(Image: l. to r., Democratic Sen Mark Kelly (AZ), Rep. Chris DeLuzio (PA), Rep. Chrissy Houlahan (PA), Sen. Elissa Slotkin (MI), Rep. Jason Crow (CO), Rep. Maggie Goodlander (NH) / Claudine Hellmuth, Politico / images via AP)
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