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Rep. Jason Crow Faces Legal Threat Over Military Orders

2/12/2026

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An attorney for Democratic Rep. Jason Crow, Abbe Lowell, has warned U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro to preserve records for a potential lawsuit regarding a video urging military members to reject "illegal orders."
A grand jury recently declined to indict Crow and five other lawmakers, with Lowell criticizing the Justice Department's actions as prosecutorial overreach.
Lowell emphasized that Crow, a veteran, will not be intimidated by the allegations, which he called baseless.
Senate Judiciary Committee member Dick Durbin has also requested document preservation related to the case.
The Justice Department considered charging the lawmakers under a statute concerning military insubordination.

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An attorney for Democratic Rep. Jason Crow, Abbe Lowell, has warned U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro to preserve records for a potential lawsuit regarding a video urging military members to reject "illegal orders."
A grand jury recently declined to indict Crow and five other lawmakers, with Lowell criticizing the Justice Department's actions as prosecutorial overreach.
Lowell emphasized that Crow, a veteran, will not be intimidated by the allegations, which he called baseless.
Senate Judiciary Committee member Dick Durbin has also requested document preservation related to the case.
The Justice Department considered charging the lawmakers under a statute concerning military insubordination.