Grand jury declines to indict six Democratic lawmakers accused by Trump of ‘inflammatory behavior’
A federal grand jury in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday declined to hand up an indictment against six Democratic lawmakers accused by President Trump. “Seditious behaviour” Last fall, according to multiple reports.
U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro led the failed effort to charge Reps. Jason Crow (D-Colo.), Maggie Goodlander (D-N.H.), Chris DeLuzzi (D-Pa.), Chrissy Holahan (D-Pa.), and Sens. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) and Elsa Slotkin (D-Mich.) over a video posted on social media last fall urging members of the military and the intelligence community to “reject illegal orders,” the Daily Mail reported. British. to NBC News and New York Times.
Slotkin, who previously accused Trump of “directing the FBI to target us” and “arming the federal government,” confirmed that Pirro’s office had tried to charge her.
“Today, US Attorney Jeanine Pirro tried to convince a grand jury to indict me,” the Michigan Democrat said. Written on X.
“This was in response to me curating a 90-second video simply quoting the law.
“Pirro did so at the direction of President Trump, who has repeatedly said that I should be investigated, arrested, and hanged for sedition.”
The grand jury “upheld the rule of law and determined that this case should not proceed,” Slotkin said.
“We hope this ends the politicized investigation once and for all,” she added, describing efforts to charge her as “an embarrassing day for the administration” and “another sad day for our country.”
The Ministry of Justice did not immediately respond to the newspaper’s request for comment.
