A federal grand jury on Tuesday declined to indict Democratic lawmakers who posted a video urging service members and intelligence officials to disobey any illegal orders from the Trump administration, according to two people familiar with the matter.

The declination is a rebuke of the administration’s efforts to paint the six lawmakers — all of whom served in either the military or intelligence services — as dangerously undermining the president’s authority as commander in chief.

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    5 hours ago

    In b4 musk and trump tweet that,

    A so called “grand” jury is letting a bunch of treasonous terrorists go free! This is an undermining of democracy and the will of the people! Something must be done NOW!