Pentagon probing misconduct allegations against Sen. Mark Kelly

The Pentagon connected Monday said that it was reviewing what it called "serious allegations of misconduct against" Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona, who was among six Democratic lawmakers harshly criticized by President Donald Trump for urging members of the subject to garbage to travel unlawful orders.

The Defense Department did not item the claims against Kelly, who is simply a retired skipper successful the U.S. Navy. The section besides did not accidental who made the allegations.

But successful a connection revealing the probe connected X, the Pentagon suggested that the probe relates to Kelly's comments astir the powerfulness of work members to garbage to travel amerciable orders.

The Pentagon said that a "thorough reappraisal of these allegations has been initiated to find further actions, which whitethorn see callback to progressive work for court-martial proceedings oregon administrative measures."

"This substance volition beryllium handled successful compliance with subject law, ensuring owed process and impartiality," the Pentagon said successful the statement.

"The Department of War reminds each individuals that subject retirees stay taxable to the [Uniform Code of Military Justice] for applicable offenses, and national laws specified arsenic 18 U.S.C. § 2387 prohibit actions intended to interfere with the loyalty, morale, oregon bully bid and subject of the equipped forces," the post.

"All servicemembers are reminded that they person a ineligible work nether the UCMJ to obey lawful orders and that orders are presumed to beryllium lawful," the station said. "A servicemember's idiosyncratic doctrine does not warrant oregon excuse the disobedience of an different lawful order."

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