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AP Photo/Paul Sancya, Pool Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) said the Department of Justice is investigating her for participating in a video that urged U.S. service members and intelligence officials to “refuse illegal orders,” The New York Times reported on Tuesday. Slotkin, a former CIA officer, told the Times she learned of the probe when U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro’s office requested to speak with her or her attorney. In November, Slotkin and five other Democratic members of Congress who served in the armed services or the intelligence community appeared in a video calling on those in their former professions to refuse unlawful commands. The other Democrats in the video were Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ), Rep. Chris Deluzio (D-PA), Rep. Maggie Goodlander (D-NH), Rep. Jason Crow (D-CO), and Rep. Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA). They served in the Navy, Army, Air Force, and Central Intelligence Agency. “You can refuse illegal orders. You must refuse illegal orders,” they said. In response, President Donald Trump melted down and claimed the lawmakers were guilty of “SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR, punishable by DEATH.” Last week, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth stripped Kelly of his military rank over the video. On Monday, Kelly announced he is suing Hegseth. “A spokesman for Ms. Pirro’s office declined to confirm or deny any investigation, and it is unclear exactly what officials have identified as a possible crime related to the video,” the Times said of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia. Pirro, a former Fox News host whose ex-husband was given a last-minute pardon by Trump in 2021, has shown a willingness to probe Trump’s political foes. On Sunday, the Times reported that her office opened a criminal investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. Trump has repeatedly criticized Powell for not drastically cutting interest rates. In recent months, Trump has accused the chair of mismanaging the renovations to the Fed’s headquarters in Washington, D.C., and misleading Congress about them. CNN reported on Tuesday night that the White House has become frustrated with Pirro over the Powell investigation, which supposedly “blindsided” officials, according to four sources familiar with the matter. White House officials and Republican lawmakers have faced a barrage of questions about the probe over the last two days. Some have even defended Powell. The post Democratic Senator Says DOJ Is Investigating Her first appeared on Mediaite.

AP Photo/Paul Sancya, Pool Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) said the Department of Justice is investigating her for participating in a video that urged U.S. service members and intelligence officials to “refuse illegal orders,” The New York Times reported on Tuesday. Slotkin, a former CIA officer, told the Times she learned of the probe when U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro’s office requested to speak with her or her attorney. In November, Slotkin and five other Democratic members of Congress who served in the armed services or the intelligence community appeared in a video calling on those in their former professions to refuse unlawful commands. The other Democrats in the video were Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ), Rep. Chris Deluzio (D-PA), Rep. Maggie Goodlander (D-NH), Rep. Jason Crow (D-CO), and Rep. Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA). They served in the Navy, Army, Air Force, and Central Intelligence Agency. “You can refuse illegal orders. You must refuse illegal orders,” they said. In response, President Donald Trump melted down and claimed the lawmakers were guilty of “SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR, punishable by DEATH.” Last week, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth stripped Kelly of his military rank over the video. On Monday, Kelly announced he is suing Hegseth. “A spokesman for Ms. Pirro’s office declined to confirm or deny any investigation, and it is unclear exactly what officials have identified as a possible crime related to the video,” the Times said of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia. Pirro, a former Fox News host whose ex-husband was given a last-minute pardon by Trump in 2021, has shown a willingness to probe Trump’s political foes. On Sunday, the Times reported that her office opened a criminal investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. Trump has repeatedly criticized Powell for not drastically cutting interest rates. In recent months, Trump has accused the chair of mismanaging the renovations to the Fed’s headquarters in Washington, D.C., and misleading Congress about them. CNN reported on Tuesday night that the White House has become frustrated with Pirro over the Powell investigation, which supposedly “blindsided” officials, according to four sources familiar with the matter. White House officials and Republican lawmakers have faced a barrage of questions about the probe over the last two days. Some have even defended Powell. The post Democratic Senator Says DOJ Is Investigating Her first appeared on Mediaite.

AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson The auto worker who called President Donald Trump a “pedophile protector” during Trump’s visit to a Detroit Ford plant on Tuesday has been suspended from his position pending an investigation. Following the incident on Tuesday, which saw 40-year-old TJ Sabula shout “Pedophile protector!” at Trump, before the president responded with a middle finger and a “f*ck you” the auto worker was reportedly suspended from his position. “As far as calling him out, definitely no regrets whatsoever,” Sabula told the Washington Post. Despite having no regrets about his choice of words for the president, Sabula did express concern over his future at the plant, claiming he had been “targeted for political retribution” for “embarrassing Trump in front of his friends.” “I don’t feel as though fate looks upon you often, and when it does, you better be ready to seize the opportunity,” he said. “And today I think I did that.” Sabula identified himself to the newspaper as a political independent and said that while he had never voted for the president, he had supported other Republican candidates. In a statement addressing the heckling incident, White House Communications Director Steven Cheung defended Trump’s response, saying, “A lunatic was wildly screaming expletives in a complete fit of rage, and the President gave an appropriate and unambiguous response.” During an interview with CBS Evening News anchor Tony Dokoupil at the plant, Trump claimed it was “a good thing” that Ford was struggling to find enough workers, suggesting that the auto workers would soon be replaced by robots. “You’re gonna have a thing called robots, and robots are gonna be a big factor. I predict that robots are gonna be a big factor in the future and it’s gonna help out,” he said. The post Ford Worker Suspended for Calling Trump a ‘Pedophile Protector’ Says He Has ‘No Regrets Whatsoever’ first appeared on Mediaite.

AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson The auto worker who called President Donald Trump a “pedophile protector” during Trump’s visit to a Detroit Ford plant on Tuesday has been suspended from his position pending an investigation. Following the incident on Tuesday, which saw 40-year-old TJ Sabula shout “Pedophile protector!” at Trump, before the president responded with a middle finger and a “f*ck you” the auto worker was reportedly suspended from his position. “As far as calling him out, definitely no regrets whatsoever,” Sabula told the Washington Post. Despite having no regrets about his choice of words for the president, Sabula did express concern over his future at the plant, claiming he had been “targeted for political retribution” for “embarrassing Trump in front of his friends.” “I don’t feel as though fate looks upon you often, and when it does, you better be ready to seize the opportunity,” he said. “And today I think I did that.” Sabula identified himself to the newspaper as a political independent and said that while he had never voted for the president, he had supported other Republican candidates. In a statement addressing the heckling incident, White House Communications Director Steven Cheung defended Trump’s response, saying, “A lunatic was wildly screaming expletives in a complete fit of rage, and the President gave an appropriate and unambiguous response.” During an interview with CBS Evening News anchor Tony Dokoupil at the plant, Trump claimed it was “a good thing” that Ford was struggling to find enough workers, suggesting that the auto workers would soon be replaced by robots. “You’re gonna have a thing called robots, and robots are gonna be a big factor. I predict that robots are gonna be a big factor in the future and it’s gonna help out,” he said. The post Ford Worker Suspended for Calling Trump a ‘Pedophile Protector’ Says He Has ‘No Regrets Whatsoever’ first appeared on Mediaite.

AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson The auto worker who called President Donald Trump a “pedophile protector” during Trump’s visit to a Detroit Ford plant on Tuesday has been suspended from his position pending an investigation. Following the incident on Tuesday, which saw 40-year-old TJ Sabula shout “Pedophile protector!” at Trump, before the president responded with a middle finger and a “f*ck you” the auto worker was reportedly suspended from his position. “As far as calling him out, definitely no regrets whatsoever,” Sabula told the Washington Post. Despite having no regrets about his choice of words for the president, Sabula did express concern over his future at the plant, claiming he had been “targeted for political retribution” for “embarrassing Trump in front of his friends.” “I don’t feel as though fate looks upon you often, and when it does, you better be ready to seize the opportunity,” he said. “And today I think I did that.” Sabula identified himself to the newspaper as a political independent and said that while he had never voted for the president, he had supported other Republican candidates. In a statement addressing the heckling incident, White House Communications Director Steven Cheung defended Trump’s response, saying, “A lunatic was wildly screaming expletives in a complete fit of rage, and the President gave an appropriate and unambiguous response.” During an interview with CBS Evening News anchor Tony Dokoupil at the plant, Trump claimed it was “a good thing” that Ford was struggling to find enough workers, suggesting that the auto workers would soon be replaced by robots. “You’re gonna have a thing called robots, and robots are gonna be a big factor. I predict that robots are gonna be a big factor in the future and it’s gonna help out,” he said. The post Ford Worker Suspended for Calling Trump a ‘Pedophile Protector’ Says He Has ‘No Regrets Whatsoever’ first appeared on Mediaite.

AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson The auto worker who called President Donald Trump a “pedophile protector” during Trump’s visit to a Detroit Ford plant on Tuesday has been suspended from his position pending an investigation. Following the incident on Tuesday, which saw 40-year-old TJ Sabula shout “Pedophile protector!” at Trump, before the president responded with a middle finger and a “f*ck you” the auto worker was reportedly suspended from his position. “As far as calling him out, definitely no regrets whatsoever,” Sabula told the Washington Post. Despite having no regrets about his choice of words for the president, Sabula did express concern over his future at the plant, claiming he had been “targeted for political retribution” for “embarrassing Trump in front of his friends.” “I don’t feel as though fate looks upon you often, and when it does, you better be ready to seize the opportunity,” he said. “And today I think I did that.” Sabula identified himself to the newspaper as a political independent and said that while he had never voted for the president, he had supported other Republican candidates. In a statement addressing the heckling incident, White House Communications Director Steven Cheung defended Trump’s response, saying, “A lunatic was wildly screaming expletives in a complete fit of rage, and the President gave an appropriate and unambiguous response.” During an interview with CBS Evening News anchor Tony Dokoupil at the plant, Trump claimed it was “a good thing” that Ford was struggling to find enough workers, suggesting that the auto workers would soon be replaced by robots. “You’re gonna have a thing called robots, and robots are gonna be a big factor. I predict that robots are gonna be a big factor in the future and it’s gonna help out,” he said. The post Ford Worker Suspended for Calling Trump a ‘Pedophile Protector’ Says He Has ‘No Regrets Whatsoever’ first appeared on Mediaite.

AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson The auto worker who called President Donald Trump a “pedophile protector” during Trump’s visit to a Detroit Ford plant on Tuesday has been suspended from his position pending an investigation. Following the incident on Tuesday, which saw 40-year-old TJ Sabula shout “Pedophile protector!” at Trump, before the president responded with a middle finger and a “f*ck you” the auto worker was reportedly suspended from his position. “As far as calling him out, definitely no regrets whatsoever,” Sabula told the Washington Post. Despite having no regrets about his choice of words for the president, Sabula did express concern over his future at the plant, claiming he had been “targeted for political retribution” for “embarrassing Trump in front of his friends.” “I don’t feel as though fate looks upon you often, and when it does, you better be ready to seize the opportunity,” he said. “And today I think I did that.” Sabula identified himself to the newspaper as a political independent and said that while he had never voted for the president, he had supported other Republican candidates. In a statement addressing the heckling incident, White House Communications Director Steven Cheung defended Trump’s response, saying, “A lunatic was wildly screaming expletives in a complete fit of rage, and the President gave an appropriate and unambiguous response.” During an interview with CBS Evening News anchor Tony Dokoupil at the plant, Trump claimed it was “a good thing” that Ford was struggling to find enough workers, suggesting that the auto workers would soon be replaced by robots. “You’re gonna have a thing called robots, and robots are gonna be a big factor. I predict that robots are gonna be a big factor in the future and it’s gonna help out,” he said. The post Ford Worker Suspended for Calling Trump a ‘Pedophile Protector’ Says He Has ‘No Regrets Whatsoever’ first appeared on Mediaite.

AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson The auto worker who called President Donald Trump a “pedophile protector” during Trump’s visit to a Detroit Ford plant on Tuesday has been suspended from his position pending an investigation. Following the incident on Tuesday, which saw 40-year-old TJ Sabula shout “Pedophile protector!” at Trump, before the president responded with a middle finger and a “f*ck you” the auto worker was reportedly suspended from his position. “As far as calling him out, definitely no regrets whatsoever,” Sabula told the Washington Post. Despite having no regrets about his choice of words for the president, Sabula did express concern over his future at the plant, claiming he had been “targeted for political retribution” for “embarrassing Trump in front of his friends.” “I don’t feel as though fate looks upon you often, and when it does, you better be ready to seize the opportunity,” he said. “And today I think I did that.” Sabula identified himself to the newspaper as a political independent and said that while he had never voted for the president, he had supported other Republican candidates. In a statement addressing the heckling incident, White House Communications Director Steven Cheung defended Trump’s response, saying, “A lunatic was wildly screaming expletives in a complete fit of rage, and the President gave an appropriate and unambiguous response.” During an interview with CBS Evening News anchor Tony Dokoupil at the plant, Trump claimed it was “a good thing” that Ford was struggling to find enough workers, suggesting that the auto workers would soon be replaced by robots. “You’re gonna have a thing called robots, and robots are gonna be a big factor. I predict that robots are gonna be a big factor in the future and it’s gonna help out,” he said. The post Ford Worker Suspended for Calling Trump a ‘Pedophile Protector’ Says He Has ‘No Regrets Whatsoever’ first appeared on Mediaite.

AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson The auto worker who called President Donald Trump a “pedophile protector” during Trump’s visit to a Detroit Ford plant on Tuesday has been suspended from his position pending an investigation. Following the incident on Tuesday, which saw 40-year-old TJ Sabula shout “Pedophile protector!” at Trump, before the president responded with a middle finger and a “f*ck you” the auto worker was reportedly suspended from his position. “As far as calling him out, definitely no regrets whatsoever,” Sabula told the Washington Post. Despite having no regrets about his choice of words for the president, Sabula did express concern over his future at the plant, claiming he had been “targeted for political retribution” for “embarrassing Trump in front of his friends.” “I don’t feel as though fate looks upon you often, and when it does, you better be ready to seize the opportunity,” he said. “And today I think I did that.” Sabula identified himself to the newspaper as a political independent and said that while he had never voted for the president, he had supported other Republican candidates. In a statement addressing the heckling incident, White House Communications Director Steven Cheung defended Trump’s response, saying, “A lunatic was wildly screaming expletives in a complete fit of rage, and the President gave an appropriate and unambiguous response.” During an interview with CBS Evening News anchor Tony Dokoupil at the plant, Trump claimed it was “a good thing” that Ford was struggling to find enough workers, suggesting that the auto workers would soon be replaced by robots. “You’re gonna have a thing called robots, and robots are gonna be a big factor. I predict that robots are gonna be a big factor in the future and it’s gonna help out,” he said. The post Ford Worker Suspended for Calling Trump a ‘Pedophile Protector’ Says He Has ‘No Regrets Whatsoever’ first appeared on Mediaite.

AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson The auto worker who called President Donald Trump a “pedophile protector” during Trump’s visit to a Detroit Ford plant on Tuesday has been suspended from his position pending an investigation. Following the incident on Tuesday, which saw 40-year-old TJ Sabula shout “Pedophile protector!” at Trump, before the president responded with a middle finger and a “f*ck you” the auto worker was reportedly suspended from his position. “As far as calling him out, definitely no regrets whatsoever,” Sabula told the Washington Post. Despite having no regrets about his choice of words for the president, Sabula did express concern over his future at the plant, claiming he had been “targeted for political retribution” for “embarrassing Trump in front of his friends.” “I don’t feel as though fate looks upon you often, and when it does, you better be ready to seize the opportunity,” he said. “And today I think I did that.” Sabula identified himself to the newspaper as a political independent and said that while he had never voted for the president, he had supported other Republican candidates. In a statement addressing the heckling incident, White House Communications Director Steven Cheung defended Trump’s response, saying, “A lunatic was wildly screaming expletives in a complete fit of rage, and the President gave an appropriate and unambiguous response.” During an interview with CBS Evening News anchor Tony Dokoupil at the plant, Trump claimed it was “a good thing” that Ford was struggling to find enough workers, suggesting that the auto workers would soon be replaced by robots. “You’re gonna have a thing called robots, and robots are gonna be a big factor. I predict that robots are gonna be a big factor in the future and it’s gonna help out,” he said. The post Ford Worker Suspended for Calling Trump a ‘Pedophile Protector’ Says He Has ‘No Regrets Whatsoever’ first appeared on Mediaite.