The FBI has opened an inquiry into six Democratic members of Congress whom President Trump accused of "seditious behavior," according to several lawmakers.

Democratic lawmakers who publicly urged the intelligence community and military members to disobey unlawful orders said they’re facing an FBI inquiry following President Donald Trump’s call for them to be tried for sedition.

The FBI is seeking to interview six Democratic lawmakers who posted a video telling troops to disobey illegal orders, according to a person familiar with the plans. The White House said President Trump has not issued illegal orders.

The group appeared in a video last week that called on service members and members of the intelligence community to "refuse illegal orders."

But as federal investigators seek to interview the six Democrats, bringing up sedition charges has historically been difficult, based on the definition of the law. Trump and his administration are targeting Sens.

President Donald Trump and his Administration have suggested six Democrats violated the law. Legal experts disagree.

Contrast this to his treatment of those who seditiously tried to overturn our election on Jan. 6, 2021, and who physically fought Capitol Police and broke into the Capitol,' an L.A. Times reader writes.

President Trump reached a new low when he called for the execution of six lawmakers who served in the US military or the intelligence community (“Trump calls Democrats ‘traitors’ over video,” Page A6,