Senate GOP grows uneasy as Pentagon's Kelly investigation escalates

Senate Republicans are growing increasingly uneasy with the Pentagon’s investigation into Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced his office is escalating its probe into him.

The Defense Department announced Monday the review of Kelly has risen to an “official Command Investigation,” intensifying the feud between the two sides over Kelly’s role in a video he and other congressional Democrats made to remind service members of their duty to disobey illegal orders.

The news has also given a number of Republicans pause as they question whether this is a prudent decision by the Pentagon against one of their colleagues.

“I think it’s a terrible idea,” Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) said. Paul was one of five Senate GOP members who expressed reservations about the Hegseth-led investigation into Kelly, a retired Navy captain.

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