WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) is demanding that six Democrat members of Congress be specific about what they view as an “illegal order.”

U.S. Senators Elissa Slotkin (D-Michigan) and Mark Kelly (D-Arizona) along with Representatives Jason Crow (D-Colorado), Chris Deluzio (D-Pennsylvania), Maggie Goodlander (D-New Hampshire) and Chrissy Houlahan (D-Pennsylvania) this week released a video urging members of the U.S. military and Intelligence Community to “refuse illegal orders.” All six have backgrounds in the U.S. military or Intelligence Community. Graham, a former Judge Advocate General in the U.S. Air Force, was unsettled by the message sent by these Members of Congress and asked them to immediately clarify which orders they think are unlawful.

Senator Graham wrote, “You recently released a video in which you urged members of the U.S. military and Intelligence Community to ‘refuse illegal orders.’ You and your colleagues have each served our country in different capacities - from an intelligence analyst at the Central Intelligence Agency, to Navy and Air Force officers and a U.S. Army Ranger - and that service is appreciated.”

He continued, “However, to say that I am disturbed by your video encouraging service members and Intelligence Community professionals to refuse “unlawful orders” is an understatement. In that regard, could you please provide clarity on what orders, issued by President Trump or those in his chain of command, you consider illegal?

“As a former Air Force Judge Advocate General, I take the issue of unlawful orders very seriously. I cannot find a single example of an illegal order during this administration, but as a Member of Congress, I believe you owe it to the country to be specific as to which orders you believe are unlawful.

“I appreciate your attention to this matter, and I look forward to your timely response.”

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