Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., filed a lawsuit Monday against Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and the Pentagon for trying to censure and demote him.

Hegseth said the Pentagon would cut Kelly's military retirement pay over his participation in a video telling U.S. troops they can refuse unlawful orders.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth wants to reduce the senator's pay and rank in an act of retaliation, a new lawsuit alleges.