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Justice Matters with Glenn Kirschner

Trump Threatens Members of Congress Who Spoke Truthfully About Obligation to Disobey Unlawful Orders

Justice Matters with Glenn Kirschner

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🗓️ 27 November 2025

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Summary

Military law requires military members to disobey unlawful orders. Indeed, If a soldier obeys an unlawful order he/she could be court-martialed.

Yet Trump has set the Pentagon and the FBI on the six members of Congress who made a video stating, accurately and truthfully, that military members have a duty to disobey unlawful orders.

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0:00.0

It's time for Justice Matters with former federal prosecutor and legal analyst Glenn Kirshner.

0:15.3

Donald Trump is continuing to threaten the members of Congress who said in a video that military personnel

0:21.2

should only follow lawful orders. Glenn has the story next on Justice Matters.

0:30.6

Hey, I'm John Fuglesing. Do you ever watch these Christian nationalists and right-wing

0:35.2

fundamentalists on TV and think, Jesus Christ, these

0:39.2

people are the opposite of Jesus Christ.

0:41.6

You know, Christianity was supposed to be about love and service, but millions of Americans

0:45.6

have grown up to find their nice religions been hijacked by this mean, authoritarian, tax-free

0:51.2

click.

0:52.2

I wrote a book about how these right-wingers aren't actually on the side of

0:54.9

Jesus, and historically, they never have been. Separation of church and hate, a sane person's

1:00.3

guide to taking back the Bible from fundamentalists, fascists, and flock-pleasing frauds. It's a very

1:05.3

irreverent and biblically correct book for believers, atheists, agnostics, and anybody who's ever

1:10.1

going to have to deal with a Christian extremist in your family, workplace, or government.

1:14.2

On all the issues that divide us, using actual verses from that book they claim to follow, they've got a First Amendment right to twist the Bible to their liking.

1:22.1

You've got a First Amendment right to call them out for it, and you'll be surprised at how good it feels.

1:30.3

Music right to call him out for it and you'll be surprised at how good it feels. Hey all, Glenn Kirshner here.

1:36.3

So friends, Donald Trump's revenge-fueled lawlessness and abuse of power knows no bounds. After six members of Congress, five of whom

1:47.8

are military veterans, made a public service announcement video stating something that is a bedrock

1:55.2

principle of military law. Indeed, it is set out right there in the manual for courts

2:00.7

marshal that military members

2:03.2

must disobey unlawful orders. Donald Trump says those six members of Congress are traitors.

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