Elissa Slotkin

criminal-other · 2025-11-18 · On November 18, 2025, Slotkin appeared with Senator Mark Kelly (D-AZ) and Representatives Jason Crow, Chrissy Houlahan, Chris Deluzio, and Maggie Goodlander — all veterans of the military, intelligence, or national-security community — in a 90-second video titled 'Don't Give Up the Ship,' telling active-duty service members that they can and must refuse illegal orders. President Trump characterized the video as 'seditious' and suggested the lawmakers should be investigated, arrested, and even executed. The FBI and U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, Jeanine Pirro, opened an investigation and sought voluntary interviews with the participants; Slotkin, through counsel, declined to sit for an interview and asked DOJ officials to preserve records in case of future litigation over the inquiry. Federal prosecutors subsequently presented the matter to a 20-person grand jury in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, seeking an indictment on charges related to interfering with the loyalty, morale, or discipline of the armed forces/seditious conspiracy. · On February 11, 2026, the grand jury declined prosecutors' request to indict Slotkin (and the five co-participants); no criminal charges were filed. Slotkin's attorney subsequently pressed DOJ/Pirro to formally confirm the investigation was closed. As of this review DOJ had not issued a public confirmation that the inquiry is formally terminated, and Slotkin has said she is considering a lawsuit against Bondi and Pirro over the probe.

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