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Sen. Mark Kelly<\/a>, D-Ariz., who previously appeared in a viral video urging service members to reject what he called “illegal orders,” hesitated Tuesday to join fellow Democratic lawmakers in calling the U.S. military strikes in Venezuela “illegal.”<\/p>\n

Over the weekend, President Donald Trump announced a successful military operation in Caracas that involved capturing Venezuelan President Nicol\u00e1s Maduro and his wife.\u00a0In the aftermath of the attack, several progressive Democrats have condemned Trump’s operation<\/a> as illegal and potentially an impeachable offense.<\/p>\n

Kelly, however, stopped short of agreeing with those assessments during an appearance on CNN\u2019s “The Lead with Jake Tapper.”<\/p>\n

MARK KELLY PRESSED ON WHETHER HE WOULD REFUSE ORDERS IF HE WAS STILL IN UNIFORM<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

“So what we were talking about in the video is about a service member being given a specific order and having to make a decision about whether this is lawful or not,” Kelly answered. “And this is like the reasonable person theory. What you\u2018re getting at is constitutional questions. Can a president try to do a law enforcement action on a head of state, but use 150 airplanes and the full force of the U.S. military to do that? So these are two different things.”<\/p>\n

“Now, Maduro is a bad guy, and it\u2018s good that he\u2018s gone. It seems like this president, because he had no plan beyond removing Maduro, has now installed Maduro\u2018s number two person in Delcy Rodriguez. You know, that\u2018s what we call in the Navy, fleeting up when the executive officer becomes the commanding officer. That\u2018s the situation we have in Venezuela right now. And it\u2018s because I don\u2018t think they had a plan of what was going to come next.”<\/p>\n

KELLY SHRUGS OFF TRUMP COURT-MARTIAL THREAT, SAYS GROWING UP IN TONY SOPRANO\u2019S HOMETOWN MADE HIM \u2018RESILIENT\u2019<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Fox News Digital<\/a> reached out to Kelly’s office for comment.<\/p>\n

Kelly was one of six Democratic lawmakers who took part in a viral video telling service members, “You can refuse illegal orders,<\/a>” or “You must refuse illegal orders.” The lawmakers, including Kelly, have not given examples of orders that they believed were illegal.<\/p>\n

On Monday, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced that Kelly will receive a formal censure letter<\/a> and that he has directed Secretary of the Navy John Phelan to review the retired Navy captain’s retirement rank and pay and provide a recommendation in 45 days.<\/p>\n

KELLY FIRES BACK AT HEGSETH OVER CENSURE, SAYS HE’S NEVER BACKING DOWN<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

“Six weeks ago, Senator Mark Kelly \u2014 and five other members of Congress \u2014 released a reckless and seditious video that was clearly intended to undermine good order and military discipline,” Hegseth said in a statement to Fox News Digital. “As a retired Navy Captain who is still receiving a military pension, Captain Kelly knows he is still accountable to military justice. And the Department of War \u2014 and the American people \u2014 expect justice.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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