By — Amna Nawaz Amna Nawaz By — Matt Loffman Matt Loffman By — Ali Schmitz Ali Schmitz Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/trump-says-democrats-should-be-arrested-for-urging-military-to-refuse-unlawful-orders Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Audio Half a dozen Democrats in Congress with military and intelligence backgrounds urged current service members to ignore the chain of command if they are given unlawful orders. President Trump reacted by writing that these members of Congress should be arrested, saying their actions are “seditious behavior” that is “punishable by death.” Amna Nawaz discussed more with Rep. Jason Crow of Colorado. Listen to this Segment Watch Watch the Full Episode PBS NewsHour from Nov 20, 2025 By — Amna Nawaz Amna Nawaz Amna Nawaz serves as co-anchor and co-managing editor of PBS News Hour. @IAmAmnaNawaz By — Matt Loffman Matt Loffman Matt Loffman is the PBS NewsHour's Deputy Senior Politics Producer @mattloff By — Ali Schmitz Ali Schmitz