Ruben Gallego warns military 'there will be consequences' going after congressmembers once Trump is gone

Sen Ruben Gallego D-Ariz warned military members Monday that there will be consequences if they allowed Sen Mark Kelly D-Ariz to be court-martialed Gallego reacted to the Department of War's announcement earlier that day that it launched a formal review into charges of misconduct against Kelly a retired Navy captain over his role in a controversial video urging organization members to refuse illegal orders from President Donald Trump Gallego recounted CNN s Kasie Hunt he has faith in the U S military and the justice system to handle the matter properly adding that officers know there would be fallout if they tried to railroad Kelly DEMOCRATIC SENATOR 'NOT AWARE' IF TRUMP GAVE ANY ILLEGAL MILITARY ORDERS AMID VIDEO DISPUTE Donald Trump is going to be gone in a couple of years Gallego revealed And if you re part of the military that is going after sitting senators sitting members of Congress and part of the weaponization of executive there will be consequences without a doubt He added I think there s going to be a lot of officers that will be part of this likely tribunal if they want to call it that that will be looking over their shoulders Because they know that Donald Trump will be gone and they will not have that protection They re going to have to do the safest thing feasible which is follow the Constitution of the United States and you ll be fine CNN PANEL REACHES BOILING POINT WITH DEBATE OVER VIDEO OF DEMS TELLING MILITARY TO IGNORE UNLAWFUL ORDERSGallego defended the video featuring Kelly and five other Democratic lawmakers saying he has heard from military officers concerned about the president s actions Also you re just seeing things that aren t very normal Gallego declared You have the Marines who are walking around Los Angeles You have National Guardsmen coming from different states into other states even though those governors did not request that You have a politicization of the military that has never been seen before until this president has done it And then you also hear the president saying things that are on its face illegal RETIRED GENERAL BLASTS DEMOCRATIC LAWMAKERS' 'IRRESPONSIBLE' VIDEO URGING TROOPS TO REFUSE 'ILLEGAL' ORDERSHe also cited Trump's modern strikes against Venezuela without offering Congress information though he did not refer to them as illegal Gallego reminded people that they did not have to follow illegal orders Fox News Digital reached out to Gallego's office and the Department of War for comment