THIS IS A DEVELOPING SITUATION. WE HAVE MORE ON IT IN JUST A FEW MOMENTS. WE WANT TO GET TO THE OTHER BREAKING NEWS RIGHT NOW. CONGRESSWOMAN MAGGIE GOODLANDER TELLING NEWS NINE THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE TRIED TO INDICT HER. THANKS FOR JOINING US HERE TONIGHT AT 11. I’M STEVE BOTTARI AND I’M MARISSA TANSINO. WE WILL GET TO THE WEATHER OUTSIDE IN JUST A MOMENT. BUT FIRST WE WANT TO BRING YOU THIS. THIS IS IN CONNECTION TO THE VIDEO GOODLANDER WAS A PART OF. SHE WAS THE ONE OF. SHE WAS ONE OF SIX DEMOCRATIC MEMBERS OF CONGRESS. YOU’RE SEEING THAT VIDEO ON YOUR SCREEN WHO HAD PREVIOUSLY SERVED IN THE MILITARY. THE GROUP TOLD SERVICE MEMBERS IN THAT VIDEO NOT TO FOLLOW ILLEGAL ORDERS. A GRAND JURY DECLINED TO INDICT ANY OF THEM. IN A STATEMENT TO NEWS NINE, GOODLANDER SAID IN PART, QUOTE, PRESIDENT TRUMP DIRECTED THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT TO INVESTIGATE ME, ARREST ME AND HANG ME SIMPLY FOR DOING MY JOB. TODAY, AN AMERICAN GRAND JURY HONORED OUR CONSTITUTION BY STANDING UP TO AN OUTRAGEOUS ABUSE OF PRESIDENTIAL POWER AND TAXPAYER DOLLARS. NO MATTER THE THREATS
Goodlander says DOJ tried and failed to indict her for her role in video to service members
Updated: 12:33 AM EST Feb 11, 2026
The U.S. Department of Justice tried but failed to indict U.S. Rep. Maggie Goodlander, D-New Hampshire, in connection with a video she participated in last fall, the congresswoman confirmed to WMUR-TV on Tuesday. A source confirmed to the Associated Press that a grand jury declined to indict Goodlander and other lawmakers.”President Trump directed the Justice Department to investigate me, arrest me, and hang me simply for doing my job,” Goodlander wrote in a statement to WMUR.In November, Goodlander and five other Democratic lawmakers, all military veterans, released a video urging active-duty service members to resist illegal orders. Goodlander has said the message in the video focused on defending the U.S. Constitution and wasn’t encouraging anything other than following the law.>> Download the free WMUR app to get updates on the go <<“Today an American grand jury honored our Constitution by standing up to an outrageous abuse of presidential power and taxpayer dollars,” Goodlander wrote. “No matter the threats, I will keep doing my job and upholding my oath to our Constitution.”Last month, Goodlander confirmed to WMUR that the DOJ was looking into her involvement in the video. She said last week that she refused to sit for an interview with the DOJ as part of that review. Spokespeople for the U.S. attorney’s office and the Justice Department didn’t immediately respond to the Associated Press’ requests for comment Tuesday.
WASHINGTON —
The U.S. Department of Justice tried but failed to indict U.S. Rep. Maggie Goodlander, D-New Hampshire, in connection with a video she participated in last fall, the congresswoman confirmed to WMUR-TV on Tuesday.
A source confirmed to the Associated Press that a grand jury declined to indict Goodlander and other lawmakers.
“President Trump directed the Justice Department to investigate me, arrest me, and hang me simply for doing my job,” Goodlander wrote in a statement to WMUR.
In November, Goodlander and five other Democratic lawmakers, all military veterans, released a video urging active-duty service members to resist illegal orders.
Goodlander has said the message in the video focused on defending the U.S. Constitution and wasn’t encouraging anything other than following the law.
>> Download the free WMUR app to get updates on the go <<
“Today an American grand jury honored our Constitution by standing up to an outrageous abuse of presidential power and taxpayer dollars,” Goodlander wrote. “No matter the threats, I will keep doing my job and upholding my oath to our Constitution.”
Last month, Goodlander confirmed to WMUR that the DOJ was looking into her involvement in the video.
She said last week that she refused to sit for an interview with the DOJ as part of that review.
Spokespeople for the U.S. attorney’s office and the Justice Department didn’t immediately respond to the Associated Press’ requests for comment Tuesday.