Murkowski defends Democrats Trump accuses of ‘seditious behavior’

Sen. Lisa Murkowski in Anchorage on Aug. 5, 2025. (Matt Faubion/Alaska Public Media)
WASHINGTON — Sen. Lisa Murkowski is sticking up for six Democratic members of Congress whom President Trump has called traitors for a video they made aimed at military members.
On the video the Democrats face the camera and tell servicemembers they can or should refuse orders that are illegal.
The Pentagon now says it’s investigating one of the six, Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona, a retired military offi