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US defense secretary Pete Hegseth tried to reduce veteran’s pension for speaking out against Trump administration
Democratic US senator Mark Kelly filed a lawsuit on Monday seeking to nullify defense secretary Pete Hegseth’s “chilling” attempt to reduce the military veteran’s rank and pension as punishment for speaking out against the Trump administration.
Hegseth had previously issued a formal censure to Kelly, a decorated retired navy captain and Nasa astronaut, for alleged “seditious statements” he made urging service members to resist unlawful orders. It began a process that could lead to Kelly, a senator for Arizona since 2021, being demoted and having his pension cut.
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