If this is meant to intimidate me and other members of Congress from doing our jobs and holding this administration accountable, it won’t work.

His words carry tremendous weight, more so than anybody else in the country, and he should be aware of that, and because of what he says, there is now increased threats against us.

The threats to our Constitution aren't just coming from aboard, but from right here right at home.

All we said is we reiterated what basically is the rule of law that members of the military should not, cannot follow illegal orders.

These tests are not historic

attempting to use the Pentagon as his personal attack dog.

this is what dictators do.

There are many problems with the plan as it has been reported, but the two most obvious are that it rewards Russia's illegal and unprovoked aggression by handing over substantial portions of Ukraine's sovereign territory, and its security guarantees against further Russian aggression are vague and inadequate.

you can refuse illegal orders

I think the president is seeing this one-sided plan kind of blow up in his face with pushback from the Ukrainians, from the Europeans, from members of Congress of his own party.

You can refuse illegal orders.

We’ve heard very little, basically crickets, from Republicans in the United States Congress about what the president has said about hanging members of Congress.

Secretary Hegseth’s tweet is the first I heard of this. I also saw the President’s posts saying I should be arrested, hanged, and put to death.

I’ve given too much to this country to be silenced by bullies who care more about their own power than protecting the Constitution.

Our laws are clear.

This kind of language is dangerous, and it’s wrong

Our laws are clear. You can refuse illegal orders.

What happened to that?