The FBI requested interviews with Democrats who took part in a controversial video.

That's where we're starting The Seven from the Washington Post.

I'm Hannah Jewell.

It's Wednesday, November 26th.

Let's get you caught up with today's seven stories.

In a viral video last week, six Democratic lawmakers reminded U.S. service members of their duty to

disobey unlawful orders.

The video appeared related to the Trump administration's deadly military campaign against alleged drug smugglers around Latin America.

President Donald Trump reacted to the video, calling them traitors.

He called for them to be arrested, saying their actions were seditious and potentially punishable by death.

Now, the FBI has requested interviews with the six Democrats in the video. Arizona Senator Mark Kelly was one of them. Defense Secretary Pete

Hexeth made an unprecedented directive to the Navy this week to review potentially unlawful

conduct by Kelly, who is a retired

naval officer. Senator Alyssa Slotkin of Michigan spoke about the FBI request yesterday.

To be honest, the president's reaction and the use of the FBI against us is exactly why we made

the video. He believes in using the federal government

against his perceived adversaries. The scope of the FBI's inquiry remains uncertain, but it appears

to be another example of the Justice Department responding directly to calls from Trump to investigate his

political adversaries. President Trump has argued with an architect over the size of his

White House ballroom. That's number two.

Trump handpicked James McCreary to oversee the design of his pet project, a 90,000 square foot

addition to the White House. But the post reported this morning that the two men are struggling to

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