Former Army prosecutor tells Jen Psaki admin officials will be 'held accountable' for 'following unlawful commands from Donald Trump'

Former Army Judge Advocate General Glenn Kirschner has said that Trump administration officials will be "held accountable" for following "unlawful commands" from Donald Trump "when the rule of law comes back into the light of day." This comes after a group of Democrat lawmakers, who have since been dubbed the "Seditious Six," released a video urging active duty troops to "refuse illegal orders." Neither those six lawmakers nor Kirschner said what those "illegal orders" are.

Jen Psaki asked, "As a lawyer, what do you think the consequences should be for people who are abiding by, following these steps from the Commander in Chief, when they seem to be complete overreaches of power?"

Kirschner responded, "They're following unlawful commands from Donald Trump, and if you're committing offenses and your defense is going to be, 'I was just following orders,' you know, that didn't work out so well at Nuremberg. It certainly didn't work out so well for Lieutenant Calley when he, you know, engaged in mass murder, the My Lai massacre." 

"And you know, Pete Hegseth just doing whatever Donald Trump tells him to do, like initiating a criminal investigation that could result in a court-martial of Senator Kelly for simply stating accurately what the military law provides, or Kash Patel's FBI opening criminal probes of members of Congress for speaking the truth. You know that that is something that will someday, when the rule of law comes back into the light of day, will have to be tackled. They'll have to be held accountable for those abuses," he added.

"It's going to be accounting for all of this and remembering all of it," Psaki replied.

The group of Democrat lawmakers, all of whom are former military or intelligence agents, released a video earlier in November calling for active duty troops to refuse to carry out so-called "illegal orders."

"This administration is pitting our uniformed military and intelligence community professionals against American citizens. Like us, you all swore an oath to protect and defend this Constitution. Right now, the threats to our Constitution aren’t just coming from abroad, but from right here at home. Our laws are clear: you can refuse illegal orders."

"You must refuse illegal orders. No one has to carry out orders that violate the law or our Constitution. We know this is hard, and that it’s a difficult time to be a public servant. But whether you’re serving in the CIA, the Army, our Navy, the Air Force, your vigilance is critical, and know that we have your back."