'Going on offense': Slotkin will NOT cooperate with Trump DOJ probe - All In - MS NOW

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Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) says she will not cooperate with a Trump DOJ investigation into her video urging military members to refuse illegal orders. - Aired on 02/05/2026.

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1. This was a great interview

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2. One does not generally participate in the violation or one's own Constitutional rights.

Don't play along until formal charges are levied. Then come out blasting to the nation and sue his ass.

I like the cut of her jib.

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3. MaddowBlog-Democrats won't cooperate with DOJ investigation into 'illegal orders' video

This week, the targets of this misguided inquiry started telling Trump’s Justice Department what it doesn’t like to hear: “No.”

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https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/democrats-wont-cooperate-with-doj-investigation-into-illegal-orders-video

In November, after several Democratic military and intelligence veterans urged service members to reject illegal orders, the White House began a furious pushback campaign that was extreme even by contemporary standards. Donald Trump helped lead the charge, insisting that the Democratic lawmakers, who’d done nothing wrong, had engaged in “SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR, punishable by DEATH!”.....

A few weeks ago, that’s exactly what happened: Democratic Sen. Elissa Slotkin of Michigan, a former CIA officer who served three tours in Iraq, announced that federal prosecutors had begun investigating her for having told service members not to obey illegal orders. Other veteran lawmakers who appeared in the same video confirmed that they, too, were facing DOJ scrutiny.

This week, the targets of this misguided inquiry started telling Trump’s Justice Department what it doesn’t like to hear: “No.” The Associated Press reported:

Democratic Sen. Elissa Slotkin of Michigan is refusing to voluntarily comply with a Justice Department investigation into a video she organized urging U.S. military members to resist ‘illegal orders’ — escalating a dispute that President Donald Trump has publicly pushed.

In letters first obtained by The Associated Press, Slotkin’s lawyer informed U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro that the senator would not agree to a voluntary interview about the video.

The Michigan Democrat isn’t alone: The New York Times reported that three House Democrats — Chris Deluzio of Pennsylvania, Maggie Goodlander of New Hampshire and Chrissy Houlahan of Pennsylvania — said they’d also rejected overtures from Pirro, the former Fox News host who’s now serving as the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia......

The latest developments did offer one notable twist: Slotkin’s legal team also requested that Pirro preserve all documents related to the matter for “anticipated litigation.”

In other words, the Democratic senator isn’t just refusing to play along with a baseless investigation, she’s also considering picking a legal fight of her own. Watch this space.

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4. Trump administration fails to secure indictment in connection with Democrats involved in 'illegal orders' video

President Donald Trump had accused six Democratic lawmakers of "seditious behavior" after they urged members of the military and intelligence communities to refuse unlawful orders.


https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-administration/doj-fails-secure-indictment-democrats-involved-illegal-orders-video-rcna258385

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration tried and failed on Tuesday to secure an indictment in connection with a video featuring six Democratic lawmakers urging members of the military and intelligence communities not to comply with unlawful orders, three sources familiar with the matter told NBC News.

It was not clear how many of the lawmakers the Trump administration attempted to indict, or if the failed attempt will be addressed in a future court hearing.

The indictment pursued by the office of U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro is the latest example of the Justice Department targeting the president’s perceived political opponents. The government attorneys assigned to the case are political appointees, not career Justice Department prosecutors, according to a source familiar with the investigation.....

In addition to the First Amendment issues, the “speech or debate" clause of the Constitution gives lawmakers on Capitol Hill immunity from prosecution for acts taken within the legislative sphere, a fundamental check on the constitutional separation of powers.

Several Democrats involved in the video recently said they would not cooperate with the Justice Department's probe into the video.

Under longstanding Justice Department policy, the Public Integrity Section would normally have to sign off on every step of an investigation into a sitting member of Congress, especially a case with free speech and speech and debate considerations. But the Trump administration has dismantled the Public Integrity Section, eliminating checks meant to prevent the Justice Department's powers from being abused for political purposes.

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