Let's talk about illegal orders for a minute. You know my credentials. You can take them for what they are worth, but none of the Democrat seditionists - that's what they are - is a combat arms 06 and a 30-year attorney. Of course, their purpose was never to be accurate; it was to undo the election their side decisively lost.
First, let's not play stupid. The Democrats did not just arbitrarily decide to have their few vets - CIA people do not count - discuss the illegal orders issue for no reason. They specifically tied to to Donald Trump even though they failed to cite a single illegal order.
They are attempting to exploit stupid people for perceived political gain, as Democrats always do. They want some half-wit barracks lawyer to announce some innocuous order is illegal and make him/her/them a fake martyr. Call him "Leavenworth Man" since that's where the dumbass is going. Maybe someone will go have margaritas with him in prison, but more likely he'll screw over his life and these Dems will go on to further obnoxious posturing.
Illegal orders are not common. I did 27 years and that issue never came up. The idea that subordinates should be weighing orders against their personal and likely stupid standards for legality is part and parcel of the Democrats view that Republicans can never legitimately exercise power.
They are seeking to undermine the elected president's ability to act as commander-in-chief. That's not democracy. That's the opposite of it - and that's their plan.
As for Trump's hyperbole, I might care if their pervert constituents hadn't murdered Charlie Kirk, tried twice to murder Trump, and if they hadn't supported the VA AG psycho who wants to shoot Republicans.