After receiving "serious misconduct allegations," the Pentagon threatened on Monday to recall retired Navy Captain Mark Kelly to active duty in order to prosecute.

The statement didn't specify what charges Kelly might face if the organization took this step. Last week, President Donald Trump accused Kelly and Democratic lawmakers of seditious conduct for encouraging U.S. soldiers to refuse illegal orders. In a post on social media, Trump said that the crime is "punishable BY DEATH!"

All service members are reminded of their legal obligations under the UCMJ, (Uniform code of military justice), to obey lawful instructions and that all orders are presumed lawful. The Pentagon stated that a servicemember's philosophy of life does not excuse or justify disobedience to an otherwise legal order. Reporting by Phil Stewart, Editing by Chizu nomiyama

(source: Reuters)