News โ Here is Sen. Kellyโs attorney responding to DoD.
โIf the Executive Branch were to move forward in any forumโcriminal, disciplinary, or administrativeโwe will take all appropriate legal action on Senator Kellyโs behalf to halt the Administrationโs unprecedented and dangerous overreach.โ
New: DOD says it is โescalatingโ its review into Sen Mark Kelly โto an official command investigation.โ
Full statement from a Pentagon official:
โThe Office of the Secretary of War, in conjunction with the Department of War's Office of the General Counsel, is escalating the preliminary review of Captain Mark Kelly, USN (Ret.), to an official Command Investigation. Retired Captain Kelly is currently under investigation for serious allegations of misconduct. Further official comments will be limited to preserve the integrity of the proceedings.โ