Pentagon cuts Sen. Mark Kelly’s military retirement pay

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Hegseth moves to reduce Sen. Kelly’s military retirement pay over unlawful orders video
Sen. Mark Kelly may see his retirement pay reduced after participating in a video with other members of Congress urging troops not to obey unlawful military orders.

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Pentagon seeks to reduce Sen. Mark Kelly's retirement rank over video urging troops to refuse illegal orders
Pentagon moves to cut Sen. Mark Kelly’s military retirement pay as punishment over 'illegal orders' video
2 GOP senators caution Hegseth on punishing Kelly
Two high-profile Republican senators on Monday warned Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth against reducing Sen. Mark Kelly’s (D-Ariz.) military rank or pension as punishment for filming a video with sev...

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Sen. Kelly Responds As Hegseth Moves To Cut His Military Pension, Rank
Pete Hegseth Censures Sen. Mark Kelly, Considers Demotion After ‘Refuse Illegal Orders’ Video
Pete Hegseth censures Mark Kelly over call to refuse ‘illegal orders’
“Kelly — and five other members of Congress — released a reckless and seditious video that was clearly intended to undermine good order and military discipline,” Hegseth tweeted, adding that Kelly’s r...

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Pentagon moves to cut Sen. Mark Kelly’s military retirement pay as punishment over ‘illegal orders’ video
Mark Kelly has his retirement pay cut by Pentagon over ‘illegal orders video,’ Pete Hegseth announces
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Pentagon to Cut Senator Kelly's Military Retirement Pay, Alleging 'Reckless Misconduct'

Jan 5 (Reuters) - ‌U.S. ​Defense Secretary ‌Pete Hegseth announced ​on Monday that ‍he will demote ​retired ​naval ⁠officer and sitting Senator Mark Kelly for "reckless misconduct" after he and ‌other Democratic lawmakers urged ​troops to ‌refuse any ‍illegal orders.
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