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FBI Interviews Lawmakers Amid Trump Administration's Controversial Strikes

11/26/2025

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The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is interviewing six Democratic lawmakers who advised rejecting illegal orders.
The interviews follow a Pentagon threat to recall Senator Mark Kelly to active duty, while the Justice Department investigates potential wrongdoing.
Lawmakers face concerns that the Trump administration unlawfully orders strikes on vessels.
The Pentagon defends the strikes as necessary against terrorist threats.
U.S. President Donald Trump labeled the lawmakers’ actions as seditious.

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The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is interviewing six Democratic lawmakers who advised rejecting illegal orders.
The interviews follow a Pentagon threat to recall Senator Mark Kelly to active duty, while the Justice Department investigates potential wrongdoing.
Lawmakers face concerns that the Trump administration unlawfully orders strikes on vessels.
The Pentagon defends the strikes as necessary against terrorist threats.
U.S. President Donald Trump labeled the lawmakers’ actions as seditious.