US government drops case against Democrats in 'illegal orders' video

Pirro's office then moved to investigate the lawmakers while the Pentagon began working to demote Senator Mark Kelly, a former Navy captain and astronaut, in order to cut his retirement pay and benefits.

The justice department had sought to charge him, along with Senator Elissa Slotkin and Representatives Jason Crow, Maddie Goodlander, Chris Deluzio and Chrissy Houlahan, under a law carrying a maximum 10-year prison sentence for those who encourage "insubordination, disloyalty, mutiny, or refusal of duty by any member of the military".

They also said that they were, in the video, reminding servicemembers of the rules they must follow in the military. Under the Uniform Military Code of Justice, servicemembers have a duty to refuse to obey orders that violate US or international laws.