Watchdog Group Warns ‘Seditious Six’ Democrats Pose National Security Risk With Classified Access

A watchdog group is urging Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard to restrict classified access for the so-called “Seditious Six” Democrats while they are under federal investigation.

The Center to Advance Security in America sent a letter to Gabbard’s office on Tuesday warning that the continued access of two Democratic senators and four Democratic congressmen to sensitive U.S. documents risks national security. The lawmakers in question teamed up in a controversial video posted online in November, in part claiming that the Trump administration is “pitting our uniformed military and intelligence community professionals against American citizens.”

“Given that these members are now all under federal investigation, their access to classified information should be suspended for the duration of the investigation. We are requesting this restriction to mitigate the risk of unauthorized disclosure or misuse of classified material during the investigation,” CASA Director James Fitzpatrick told Gabbard in the letter obtained by The Daily Wire.

The Democrats in question are Sens. Mark Kelly of Arizona and Elissa Slotkin of Michigan, along with Reps. Maggie Goodlander of New Hampshire, Jason Crow of Colorado, and Chrissy Houlahan and Chris DeLuzio of Pennsylvania.

The Justice Department has opened an investigation into the “Seditious Six” over their November video. War Secretary Pete Hegseth coined the nickname for the lawmakers, saying the video “undermines trust, creates hesitation in the chain of command, and erodes cohesion.”

The lawmakers said the investigation is an example of the administration “using the FBI as a tool to intimidate and harass Members of Congress.”

The letter notes that each lawmaker likely handles sensitive U.S. national security information through their committee assignments.

“The members of Congress who appeared in the November 2025 viral video insinuating that military orders from the Trump administration are illegal and not to be followed were purposefully attempting to sow confusion and undermine good order and discipline in our armed forces,” Fitzpatrick told The Daily Wire in a statement. “Given the ongoing federal investigation concerning all six subjects, we believe it is appropriate to restrict their access to classified information for the duration of the investigation.”