Slotkin says prosecutors are investigating her over video about illegal orders

Senator Elissa Slotkin of Michigan said she learned federal prosecutors are investigating her after she took part in a video urging military service members to resist illegal orders. Ms. Slotkin said she found out about the inquiry from the office of Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, which emailed the Senate sergeant-at-arms requesting an interview with the senator or her private counsel.

A spokesman for Ms. Pirro’s office declined to confirm or deny any investigation, and it is unclear exactly what officials have identified as a possible crime related to the video. Ms. Slotkin organized the video with five other Democratic lawmakers who are also military veterans; its message that officers are obligated to ignore illegal orders is a fundamental principle of military law.

Mr. Trump and other administration officials described the video as "seditious," and Ms. Slotkin said the inquiry is the latest escalation in what she called a campaign by Mr. Trump and his allies to exact retribution on those he views as enemies. Ms. Slotkin described the investigation as an effort to weaponize the federal government and intimidate her, saying her office was inundated with threats, that Capitol Police told her she required 24-hour security, and that her family was targeted in a swatting incident.

An interview request from Ms.

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Politics, Elissa Slotkin, Jeanine Pirro, Donald Trump, Mark Kelly, Justice Department