President Donald Trump is demanding prosecution of six Democratic members of Congress after White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy Stephen Miller detailed how they read a prepared script to troops and intelligence personnel instructing them to defy their commanders. The six — Senator Elissa Slotkin of Michigan, Senator Mark Kelly of Arizona, Representative Jason Crow of Colorado, Representative Chris Deluzio, Representative Chrissy Houlahan of Pennsylvania, and Representative Maggie Goodlander of New Hampshire — were handpicked for their military and intelligence resumes, and their message was delivered directly to the very people holding missiles and running classified operations.
The CIA Playbook for Fomenting Insurrection
Miller did not mince words. He called it what it is: the CIA playbook for fomenting insurrection inside the military. The language they used, Miller warned, can get people killed. The six did not name a single illegal order because the mission was never about law. It was a wedge between the Oval Office and the uniformed ranks. The central question is whether the commander in chief commands.
These are not unknown backbenchers. They were selected specifically because their CIA, Navy, Ranger, and intelligence credentials would lend credibility to a coordinated effort to undermine the chain of command. They delivered a production aimed at the bond between a president and the people who carry nuclear weapons.
"What Elissa Slotkin, Mark Kelly, Jason Crow, Chris Deluzio, Chrissy Houlahan, and Maggie Goodlander did wasn't speech—it was a produced operation aimed at the chain between a president and the people who carry nuclear weapons."
Crow's Arrogant Response: A Fundraising Pitch
Instead of denying the operation, Representative Jason Crow went on CNN and bragged about raising money for his legal defense. He turned a potential prosecution into a fundraising pitch. That detail matters because it reveals the arrogance of a man who believes the chain of command runs through him — not the president.
Crow's answer was not a rebuttal. It was a request for donations. This is the same member who suggested corruption goes hand in hand with affordability, a statement that will be unpacked with receipts. While President Trump demands accountability under the Uniform Code of Military Justice, Crow is passing the hat on cable news.
The Machine Has Already Moved Twice
A grand jury declined to indict in February, and a federal judge blocked the Secretary of Defense from demoting Mark Kelly. Those decisions shield the six from immediate consequences, but they do not settle whether elected officials can instruct uniformed personnel to ignore lawful command authority.
For America First readers, this is bigger than a legal fight. If six members of Congress can tell your kid in uniform to second-guess a lawful order and walk clean, every future commander loses the military to whoever shouts loudest on cable. The Uniform Code of Military Justice does not come with a fundraising exemption.
Attorney General Todd Blanche should hear from the public, because the next filing in this case will determine whether the commander in chief can command or whether Congress gets a veto over the military. That motion will show whether the Department of Justice calls this sedition or lets it slide.
