Overview
- U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro’s office has stopped pursuing charges in Washington against six Democratic lawmakers over a video urging refusal of unlawful orders, according to multiple outlets citing people familiar with the decision.
- Pirro’s office declined to comment on grand jury matters as the move followed a unanimous rejection by a D.C. grand jury roughly two weeks ago to indict the lawmakers over the 90‑second social media clip.
- The targeted group comprises Sens. Elissa Slotkin and Mark Kelly and Reps. Jason Crow, Chrissy Houlahan, Chris Deluzio, and Maggie Goodlander, all with military or intelligence backgrounds.
- Prosecutors had explored charges under 18 U.S.C. § 2387, which criminalizes urging military insubordination, while legal experts and Democrats condemned the effort as a political attack on protected speech.
- Another federal district could theoretically attempt a case, though no such effort has surfaced, and lawyers for some lawmakers have issued preservation and warning letters to Pirro’s office after the no‑bill.