US Attorney Boxwine Harassing Lawmakers Who Reminded Troops Of Duty To Defy Illegal Orders
Slotkin says the federal government is being weaponized against lawmakers who disagree with the President.

SOURCE CHECK
TAP FOR WHYWonkette is an opinion-focused, openly partisan outlet, and this piece relies partly on NBC News and lawmakers' statements rather than presenting independent, corroborated reporting. The article identifies its author and attributes some claims, but its polemical style and limited sourcing weigh down institutional credibility.
- Source type — Opinion-focused publication with a strongly partisan editorial voice.
- Editorial standards — The text attributes some claims to NBC News and named lawmakers but offers little independent verification or competing account.
- Transparency — The article identifies its reporting source for the initial account but provides limited sourcing for several assertions.
- Author attribution — The article names its author.
The piece identifies lawmakers and attributes several statements, but its account is largely one-sided, leans on a brief reference to NBC News, and uses extensive insults and unsupported assertions. It offers little detail about the basis or status of the reported investigation and no response from the officials criticized.
HOW WE SCORE ↗The piece presents lawmakers' accusations and defenses at length but does not include a response from the officials or agency involved. Its overtly derisive language and unequivocal verdict make the treatment highly one-sided.
- Counterarguments presented — No account from the Justice Department, Pirro, Trump or Hegseth is presented in response to the allegations.
- Loaded language — The article repeatedly uses vulgar and dehumanizing insults for officials it criticizes.
- Source diversity — Most quoted sources are lawmakers who say they are being targeted; the article briefly cites NBC News.
- Opinion vs reporting — The author states a clear verdict in favor of the lawmakers and against the administration.
The article is openly hostile to Trump and administration officials while portraying the lawmakers as heroes. Its repeated insults and strongly approving descriptions make the framing strongly left-leaning.
- Language tone — Repeated vulgar insults and demeaning labels are directed at Trump and administration officials.
- Framing — The lawmakers are framed as brave defenders of constitutional principles, while the inquiry is characterized as intimidation.
- Source selection — The article relies on lawmakers' statements and cites NBC News, without presenting an account from the Justice Department or its officials.
Wonkette reports that federal authorities are investigating or seeking interviews with lawmakers who made a video reminding service members they must refuse illegal orders. The lawmakers say the inquiry is intimidation over their criticism of President Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
Wonkette says NBC News reported that Reps. Jason Crow, Chrissy Houlahan and Maggie Goodlander were told they were under investigation, and that Sen. Elissa Slotkin and Rep. Chris Deluzio also reported receiving threats. The article connects the inquiry to a video in which lawmakers reminded service members of their duty to refuse illegal orders. Crow said U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro had asked to interview him; the article also notes that Sen. Mark Kelly had sued Hegseth over efforts to demote his retired rank and affect his pension.
The lawmakers described the investigation and threats as efforts to silence them. Crow said Trump had called for his arrest, prosecution and execution; Goodlander, Houlahan and Slotkin also criticized the targeting. Wonkette presents the episode as political intimidation and strongly defends the lawmakers, using openly derisive language about Trump and administration officials.
Community verdict
11 VOTESCounts every outlet’s report of this story. See all 13
- Readers of left-leaning coverage: 56% good look
- Readers of right-leaning coverage: not enough votes yet
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SWIPE →Senator who says she received threats and describes the inquiry as political intimidation
Representative who says federal authorities sought to interview him after the lawmakers' video
Crow's version of this story ↗Representative who says the investigation targets her for doing her job
Goodlander's version of this story ↗Administration official mentioned in the article's criticism of Trump allies
President criticized by the lawmakers and accused by Crow of calling for his arrest, prosecution and execution
Secretary of Defense whom the article says is seeking to demote Kelly's retired rank and affect his pension
Representative who is reported to have received threats
Representative who says the lawmakers were targeted for saying something Trump and Hegseth did not want heard
Senator whose earlier video and lawsuit against Hegseth are discussed as background
Part of a bigger story
10 OUTLETSSlotkin says federal prosecutors are investigating her over a video urging service members to refuse illegal orders; the U.S. attorney’s office has not confirmed an investigation. Left-leaning outlets frame the inquiry as political intimidation of lawmakers defending constitutional limits. Center outlets mostly use descriptive language, stressing prosecutors’ nonconfirmation and the unclear legal basis while placing the dispute in a wider political context. Right-leaning outlets cast the video as an effort to disrupt military command and dismiss Slotkin’s concerns, rather than treating the inquiry chiefly as retaliation.
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- Al Jazeera · Five US lawmakers investigated over warning troops about illegal orders
- Grenada Chronicle – Daily Grenada, Caribbean News · Five US lawmakers investigated over warning troops about illegal orders - Grenada Chronicle – Daily Grenada And Caribbean News
- United Press International · Sen. Slotkin says she's under federal investigation over illegal orders video
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