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GOP Senator "Thankful" Trump Indictments Against Democrats Dismissed by Grand Jury, "Needs to Stop"

Slotkin said the grand jury declined to proceed with an attempted indictment related to a video she organized.

GOP Senator "Thankful" Trump Indictments Against Democrats Dismissed by Grand Jury, "Needs to Stop"
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This article1 analysis · Oct 10, 2026
Feb 11, 2026
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A grand jury declined to proceed with an attempted indictment of Senator Elissa Slotkin over a video she organized, according to Slotkin. Senator Thom Tillis condemned what he called political lawfare and said it “needs to stop.”

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Elissa Slotkin D · MI · SEN
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No good or bad look here

This story reports what happened without casting Slotkin in a good or bad light, so readers don’t rate it and it doesn’t count toward Slotkin’s record.

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Elissa Slotkin
D · MI · SEN

Senator who said a grand jury declined to proceed with an attempted indictment over a video she organized

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Thom Tillis
R · NC · SEN

Senator who condemned the attempted indictments as political lawfare

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Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President who had previously accused the lawmakers of sedition and suggested they be hanged

Republican Senate candidate in North Carolina mentioned in an election aside

Kamala Harris
Former U.S. Senator (D-CA)

Former vice president identified as an endorser of Roy Cooper

Roy Cooper
D · NC

Democratic Senate candidate in North Carolina mentioned in an election aside

Mark Kelly
D · AZ · SEN

Senator identified as one of the lawmakers involved in the video

ALSO MENTIONED  Jeanine Pirro, U.S. Attorney who Slotkin said attempted to persuade a grand jury to indict her

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Grand Jury Declines to Indict Democrats Over Military Orders Video

A federal grand jury declined to indict six Democratic lawmakers over a video urging service members to refuse illegal orders. Slotkin was among the lawmakers tied to the attempted indictment. Left-leaning outlets frame the effort as political retaliation and an abuse of power, emphasizing the lawmakers’ defense of constitutional principles. Center outlets focus on the failed effort as a setback for the administration and on criticism of the prosecution, including a senator’s condemnation of political lawfare. Right-leaning outlets report Slotkin’s claims that the effort was politically motivated or directed by Trump, while one article also challenges the video’s message.

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