Ahead of Armed Services Hearing, A Review of Hegseth’s Answers to Slotkin on Illegal Orders and Use of the Military Against Americans

This press release from Senator Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) was published on 2026-04-30 and titled "Ahead of Armed Services Hearing, A Review of Hegseth’s Answers to Slotkin on Illegal Orders and Use of the Military Agai". It focuses on taxes and touches on foreign policy, defense.

Ahead of Armed Services Hearing, A Review of Hegseth’s Answers to Slotkin on Illegal Orders and Use of the Military Against Americans

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Elissa Slotkin (D-MI), member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, will question Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth as he comes before the committee. Slotkin has pressed Hegseth on illegal orders, use of military against American protestors, and the deploying troops in our streets. Hegseth comes before the Senate Armed Services Committee in the middle of the Administration s war in Iran that still has no defined goal [ ] The post Ahead of Armed Services Hearing, A Review of Hegseth’s Answers to Slotkin on Illegal Orders and Use of the Military Against Americans appeared first on Senator Elissa Slotkin .