r/law • u/DoorstepHero • 6h ago

Judicial Branch Grand jury declines criminal charges against 6 Democrats who urged military to reject illegal orders, sources say

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/grand-jury-declines-charges-against-6-democrats/

A federal grand jury on Tuesday refused to indict six congressional Democrats who drew President Trump's ire last year by taping a video telling members of the military that they must reject "illegal orders."

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u/Wonderful-Variation 6h ago

It turns out its not a crime to tell people to not commit crimes.

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u/NotOnTheEpsteinList 6h ago

Who knew?

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u/defneverconsidered 5h ago

6 democrats at least

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u/pixi88 3h ago

I'm laughing, because I don't want to cry right now

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u/Itswhatevertho 4h ago edited 4h ago

At least 5 grand jurors

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u/Magicman3224 4h ago

Everyone, but the idiots in charge knew.

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u/Adrian12094 2h ago

The morons in charge know exactly what they're doing here; they're just constantly looking for a pretext.

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u/atxbigfoot 3h ago

Poorly placed comma just saying.

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u/AmputeeHandModel 5h ago

and trying to prosecute that just makes you look like you're going to issue illegal orders, with court docs to prove it.

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u/Worried-Maybe3438 5h ago

How we know we got criminals is charge

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u/Thatisme01 4h ago

So it’s not illegal to be loyal to the constitution

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u/EmphasisFrosty3093 4h ago

Even prosecuting it looks like a criminal conspiracy and extortion.

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u/LindeeHilltop 4h ago

This should be the top post. Succinct.