With President Donald Trump's Justice Department trying, and failing, to secure a criminal indictment against Sens. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) and Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) for their roles in a video advising active-duty troops they must refuse illegal orders, Senate Republicans are coming out of the woodwork to condemn the administration having even attempted this in the first place, NOTUS reported on Wednesday evening.

“It’s very chilling, right? As a member of Congress, we have the Speech and Debate Clause. Not only as a member, but it’s a First Amendment right of speech here,” Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), a frequent critic of the president, told NOTUS.

Meanwhile, Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME), who faces a tough re-election battle this fall, said, “I’m not surprised that the grand jury declined to indict them,” said Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME). “I don’t think they should have [tried to indict them]. I spoke out about that very early on.”

Meanwhile, Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA), who faces a primary challenge backed by Trump, said, “I would not have brought it were I the president.”

Even some Republican lawmakers who are more loyal to Trump, and who agreed with his fury over the Democratic video, expressed similar opinions. Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) told NOTUS, “[the video showed] terrible, terrible judgment, but I think trying to indict them for it was not a good idea.”

And Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA), one of the longest-serving Republicans in Congress, told reporters, “I think our law enforcement people ought to be spending their time on making our community safe and going after real law-breakers.”

In the immediate aftermath of the video, Trump even went so far as to suggest in a Truth Social rant that the Democratic lawmakers who participated deserve the death penalty.

The video was made as the Trump administration came under fire for military actions believed to be unlawful by legal experts, including bombing ships in the Caribbean for alleged drug-running, and the deployment of the National Guard to suppress protesters in a number of Democratic-favoring cities.

Investigators may have found stunning new evidence that could be linked to the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, the mother of "Today" show co-host Savannah Guthrie.

Nancy Guthrie disappeared from her home in Tucson, Arizona, 11 days ago. Local investigators have not released any information about a potential suspect or a person of interest in the case. On Tuesday, video from Guthrie's doorbell camera captured images of an individual dressed in gloves and a ski mask breaking into her home.

On Wednesday, CNN reported that investigators found a black glove near Guthrie's home, which some speculated could tie the kidnapper to the case.

Wallace Zeins, a former NYPD hostage negotiator, described the glove as an "unbelievable piece of evidence" for investigators during an interview on CNN's "Erin Burnett OutFront."

"They may not have the perp on this one, but they will find out where that glove came from," he said.

A controversial former Miss USA runner-up who was yanked from the White House Religious Liberty Commission hit back in a stern post Wednesday at the MAGA chair of the commission who announced her ouster.

Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick announced earlier in the day that he removed Carrie Prejean Boller from the panel after she tried to “hijack” a recent hearing on antisemitism.

"No member of the Commission has the right to hijack a hearing for their own personal and political agenda on any issue," Patrick announced on X. "This is clearly, without question, what happened Monday in our hearing on antisemitism in America. This was my decision. The Commission has done outstanding work through five hearings. Two more are scheduled. The testimony has been both illuminating and heartbreaking."

Boller faced calls for her resignation after wearing a Palestinian flag pin, defending right-wing podcaster Candace Owens and calling on other commissions to condemn Israel's actions against Gaza. She insisted she would “never bend the knee to the state of Israel.”

On Wednesday night, Boller, a longtime Trump ally, clapped back at Patrick on X.

"Dear Chairman Patrick, I write in response to your public statement falsely claiming that you 'removed' me from President Trump’s Religious Liberty Commission. As the name states, this is President Trump’s Religious Liberty Commission, not yours. You did not appoint me to the Commission, and you lack authority to remove me from it," she began.

Boller called his move a "gross overstepping" of his role and led her to believe he was "acting in alignment with a Zionist political framework that hijacked the hearing, rather than in defense of religious liberty." She insisted they serve as equals, and that only Trump could yank her off the panel, as it was created by executive order.

She vowed to defy the ouster.

"Unless and until I receive written notice from the President of the United States requesting my removal, I will continue to defend religious freedom for all religions on this Commission. I recommend you re-read the Executive Order issued by the President who appointed us. You are speaking without authority, and it is clear your actions reflect a Zionist political agenda, not the President’s, not the U.S. Constitution’s, and not the purpose of this Commission," she said.

Boller concluded: "I look forward to next month’s hearing. I am more determined than ever to protect and defend religious freedom for all Americans. I refuse to bend the knee to Israel. I am no slave to a foreign nation, but to Christ our King."