The office of U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro for the District of Columbia has ceased pursuing criminal charges against six Democratic lawmakers over a social media video in which they urged military and intelligence personnel not to obey unlawful orders.

The decision follows a federal grand jury's unanimous rejection earlier this month of Pirro's request for indictments. The probe, which President Donald Trump publicly labeled as involving "seditious behavior," centered on a 90-second video released by the lawmakers in November.

The six lawmakers, Sens. Elissa Slotkin of Michigan and Mark Kelly of Arizona, and Reps. Jason Crow of Colorado, Chris Deluzio and Chrissy Houlahan of Pennsylvania, and Maggie Goodlander of New Hampshire all have military or intelligence backgrounds. In the video, they reminded service members to uphold the Constitution and refuse manifestly illegal orders, as required under the Uniform Code of Military Justice. Deluzio, a Navy veteran, stated, "You must refuse illegal orders," while Slotkin, a former CIA analyst, warned against pitting the military against American citizens.

The video emerged amid U.S. military strikes on alleged narcotics traffickers in the Caribbean and Pacific, which drew bipartisan questions over congressional authorization. Trump responded forcefully on social media, accusing the lawmakers of "SEDITION AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL" and noting that such acts were once punishable by death, though he later clarified he was not advocating the death penalty.

Pirro, a longtime Trump ally and former Fox News host sworn in as interim U.S. attorney last May and directed her team to seek indictments despite internal and external skepticism. Attorneys for the lawmakers, including Preet Bharara representing Slotkin, questioned the legal basis in letters to Pirro's office, noting prosecutors struggled to identify a violated statute. Around Feb. 9, the D.C. grand jury found insufficient probable cause, effectively halting the case. Pirro's office has no plans to proceed.

The Democrat lawmakers welcomed the outcome. Senator Slotkin said the effort itself showed Trump's attempts to weaponize the justice system, while Senator Kelly remarked that Trump had hoped to see him imprisoned but would continue his duties, including attending the State of the Union. Separately, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth censured Kelly over the video in January, but a judge struck down the punishment earlier this month.

A Pirro spokesman and White House official declined to comment on potential discussions between Pirro and Trump.