Sen. Elissa Slotkin asked defense-secretary nominee Pete Hegseth whether presidents can give illegal orders to the military, and whether Hegseth would follow them.

Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D., Mich.) asked Hegseth whether a president can give an illegal order and, if so, would he “stand in the breach” should President-elect Donald Trump do so. Hegseth said he rejected the premise of the question,

Pete Hegseth, President-elect Trump’s pick for Secretary of Defense, was grilled by the Senate Armed Services Committee Tuesday in a heated confirmation hearing.

Michigan's two Democratic senators probed Pete Hegseth's qualifications to lead the Pentagon and whether he'd follow illegal orders from Donald Trump.

Mich., pressed Pete Hegseth, President-elect Trump's pick to lead the Defense Department, Tuesday during Hegseth's confirmation hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee on if he would carry out an illegal order if Trump would issue one.

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Would Pete Hegseth carry out an order to shoot American protesters on American streets? His reluctance to give a straight answer spoke volumes.

Sen. Elissa Slotkin asked defense-secretary nominee Pete Hegseth whether presidents can give illegal orders to the military, and whether Hegseth would follow them.

The Senate Armed Services Committee is expected to vote Monday on Trump's choice to head the Defense Department, Pete Hegseth, but the full Senate vote may not happen until days later. As a result someone from the Biden administration would have to take over temporarily.

Sen. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., asks homeland security secretary nominee Kristi Noem about her ability to not inflate the politics of an issue to please President-elect Trump. Noem: "I will be as transparent and factual every day, with you and the American people, as possible… pic.twitter.com/SO8e2ifOPc

The inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President-elect JD Vance will be moved indoors to the Capitol Rotunda on Monday because frigid temperatures are expected in the nation’s capital.