Jan. 5 (UPI) -- Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced Monday that the Department of Defense is reducing the retirement pay of Sen. Mark Kelly over critical comments he made last year.
Hegseth posted on social media that the department has initiated administrative action against Kelly and issued a letter of censure to the Arizona senator. He alleges that a video in which Kelly called on servicemembers to refuse illegal orders was "seditious."
"Six weeks ago, Senator Mark Kelly -- and five other members of Congress -- released a reckless and seditious video that was clearly intended to undermine good order and military discipline," Hegseth said. "As a retired Navy Captain who is still receiving a military pension, Captain Kelly knows he is still accountable to military justice."
Hegseth added that the actions taken against Kelly are in response to the video as well as public statements he made from June through December that were critical of "lawful military operations," saying these statements were "seditious in nature."
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