Grand Jury Rejects Trump Administration’s Case Against Democrats Over ‘Illegal Orders’ Video

A federal grand jury on Tuesday declined to indict Democratic lawmakers who urged troops to “refuse illegal orders,” stymieing the Trump Administration’s effort to penalize the Democrats in what some have called a “politicized investigation.”

The Justice Department had sought the indictment over a 90-second video from November featuring six Democrats who warned that “threats to our Constitution” are coming “from right here at home.” The lawmakers in the video, all of whom had served in the military or in intelligence roles...