Veteran Democrats own the case against the Hegseth purge and have almost nowhere to run on it
Four veteran Democrats sit on the committees that can question what Hegseth has done to the officer corps.
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For most of 2025, federalized National Guard troops patrolled American cities.
Seditious Six — Veteran Democrats Beat Hegseth in Court
Six lawmakers, five of them military veterans, told troops in November they could refuse illegal orders.
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