By Rebecca Shabad WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Monday that the Pentagon is taking steps to downgrade Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly’s military retirement rank and pay because of his “seditious statements.” Hegseth said in a statement that Kelly, of Arizona, a retired Navy captain, was part of a group of members of Congress who six weeks ago “released a reckless and seditious video that was clearly intended to undermine good order and military discipline.” “As a retired Navy Captain who is still receiving a military pension, Captain Kelly knows he is still accountable to military justice. And the Department of War — and
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