# Pentagon launches investigation of misconduct against Sen. Mark Kelly **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Tags:** trump\ **Created:** [November 24, 2025, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pentagon-launches-investigation-of-misconduct-against-sen-mark-kelly/1025101 "2025-11-24T18:41:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 141
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**Moderating:** [just a minor mod-nudge, but still] Just a reminder, this thread is on the investigation into Mark Kelly. We do have a Pit thread on the government’s attacks on claimed drug boats: > [@Mass murder on the high seas (Venezuelan "drug boat")](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-murder-on-the-high-seas-venezuelan-drug-boat/1022910): > > I’m not seeing much coverage of this outrage. The officer in charge obeyed an illegal order to blow up the vessel. As has been said elsewhere, eleven people to deliver drugs makes no sense. And it was hundreds of miles from the US, giving them ample time to intercept. trump wanted to send a message, and he did. He’s a mass murderer. And a FQ thread on the general topic: > [@Blowing up boats off So. America - war crime or not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blowing-up-boats-off-so-america-war-crime-or-not/1024479): > > I’ve read a few threads that vaguely explain the concept of “illegal orders” and that those orders should not be obeyed. I’ve read a few threads that imply the blowing up of boats without some justification (declaration of war, etc) is illegal. I recognize that the political powers-that-be will never be held accountable. Are the members of the military who have followed and obeyed what I think are illegal orders subject to punishment under the UCMJ? As a very old phart who served a long, lon… A dedicated P&E thread for that subject would be fine as well (hint, hint), but let’s keep _this_ thread on topic. I don’t argue that drift happens, and speculation about Republican’s actually holding the administration responsible IS on topic, but wanted to limit the sidetrack as much as possible. Just a note to keep us on topic, nothing specifically directed at the last 5 posts. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pentagon-launches-investigation-of-misconduct-against-sen-mark-kelly/1025101)._