Federal prosecutors in Washington have dropped their case against six Democratic lawmakers who released a video urging military servicemembers to refuse illegal orders.

The decision - confirmed by the BBC’s media partner CBS News - follows US Attorney Jeanine Pirro’s office failing to secure a grand jury indictment against the six military and intelligence veterans.

The justice department could still pursue the case in a different district, but there were no signs on Tuesday that it intended to do so. Pirro’s office had no comment.

After the Democrats released the video, President Donald Trump called the lawmakers “traitors” and suggested the video was an offence “punishable by death”.

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    “dropped the case” is a bit like saying “you can’t fire me, I quit” after having been fired.

    Not even a single juror voted to indict.

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    TACO

    Unrelated to anything else, everyone should look up Mussolini’s end

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    Happy TACO Tuesday, what kind are y’all having today? Normally we do meatless Monday but couldn’t this week, so it’s potato and black bean tacos with homemade tortillas on tonight’s menu.

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    Aw man I can’t believe they’re just going to . . *checks notes* . . . follow the law. !

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    “punishable by death, or watching my justice department trip and fall on their face. Your choice really…”