Rep. Jason Crow reflects on DOJ's failure to indict him and others over video

WBUR | By Here & Now Newsroom

Published February 12, 2026 at 11:59 AM EST

Federal prosecutors were unable to get a grand jury to indict six Democratic members of Congress who made a social media video back in November, urging U.S. service members to refuse illegal orders.

Here & Now‘s Indira Lakshmanan speaks with Rep. Jason Crow (D-CO), a former Army ranger who participated in the video.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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