美军飞行员国会山呼吁弹劾特朗普被捕后，再度遭到拘留
美国空军军人杰森・沃森上月因在国会大厦台阶上公开呼吁弹劾唐纳德・特朗普总统遭到逮捕。就在他接受 CNN 独家专访批评总统短短数日后，他再次被拘留。
美国空军一名发言人向 CNN 透露，这名空军少校于周二被下令实施审前羁押。截至周三晚间，他尚未被正式起诉，但发言人表示案件仍在调查当中。据拘留中心公共信息官员称，沃森目前关押在马里兰州一所县拘留所，处于军方接管羁押状态。
沃森可能面临何种指控，目前尚不明确。
沃森的律师克里斯・穆蒂默表示，这名空军军官在本周早些时候接受 CNN 采访后的次日，执勤期间遭到逮捕，起因是沃森拒绝身着军装。
“他在工作岗位上，通过代理律师告知直属指挥链条，自己不会再穿军装，” 穆蒂默说，“此事发生后不久，上级要求他穿上制服。大约 20 分钟后，据我了解是下午 3 点 30 分左右，他就被逮捕，送往县监狱。”
穆蒂默周三晚间在 CNN 节目中表示：“预计会依据《军法》第 88 条(蔑视上级官员)或者第 92 条(拒不服从命令)提出指控，罪名很可能和他拒绝重新穿上军装有关。”
“他对此早有预料，” 这名律师称，“他料到自己会被逮捕。”
空军发言人在一份声明中表示：“军人必须遵守《统一军事司法法典》以及全部适用法规。” 发言人补充道：“基于有充分理由怀疑沃森少校持续存在不当行为，2026 年 8 月 18 日，沃森少校被下令审前羁押。在对其审前羁押进行复核期间，沃森少校被推定无罪，并将享有《军事审判规则》第 305 条规定的全部权利。”
CNN 已经向空军索要更多细节。
周一，沃森做客 CNN 埃琳・伯内特的访谈节目，公开批评特朗普，继续呼吁弹劾并罢免总统。
“特朗普总统眼下的所作所为极不正常，他辜负了民众，” 沃森表示，“他不仅是一名失败的总统，还公然违反宪法、触犯法律，大肆贪腐，致使美国人付出生命代价。这于我而言无法接受，也应当是所有人都不能容忍的。”
现役军人公开表达异议的情况十分罕见。军人需要遵从《统一军事司法法典》服从命令，该法典第 88 条规定，对总统、副总统、国会及其他高级官员发表蔑视性言论属于违法行为。
空军机构发言人周三在声明中称：“沃森少校的个人言论，不代表美国空军部的立场与政策。”
早在 7 月 1 日，沃森就曾在国会大厦台阶发表演讲，呼吁弹劾并罢免特朗普总统与副总统杰迪・万斯，随后遭到逮捕。
当时美国国会山警察局向 CNN 表示，除非有国会议员陪同，普通民众不允许在众议院台阶举行示威。警方称，当时有国会议员陪同沃森登上台阶，随后该议员离开了现场。
沃森示威时身着军装。美军条令禁止军人参与政治活动时身穿军装，不过截至目前，沃森尚未因这次示威行为受到相关违规指控。
本周早些时候沃森在 CNN 采访中表示，他愿意为公开反对政府付出代价。
“只要愿意付出代价，我们就能够改变这个国家当下的局面，” 沃森说，“我只问自己，我愿意承受的最大代价是什么，而这就是我最终做出的选择。”
US airman arrested at Capitol after calling for Trump’s impeachment is detained again
Jason Watson, the US service member who wasarrestedon the steps of the US Capitol last month after calling for the impeachment of President Donald Trump, has been detained once again—just days after he criticized the president in anexclusive CNN interview.
The US Air Force major was “ordered into pretrial confinement” Tuesday, a US Air Force spokesperson told CNN. As of Wednesday evening, he has not been formally charged, but the spokesperson said the case is still under investigation. Watson is currently being detained at a county facility in Maryland and is on a military hold, according to the public information officer for that detention center.
It is unclear what charges Watson might be facing.
Watson’s attorney Chris Mutimer said the airman was arrested while on duty the day after his interview on CNN earlier in the week. Mutimer said Watson wasrefusing to wear his uniform.
“While he was at work he, through counsel, informed his chain of command that he would no longer be wearing his uniform,” Mutimer said. “Shortly after that, he was told he needed to put his uniform on. Within about 20 minutes, and my understanding is around 330, he was then arrested and he was brought to a county jail.”
Mutimer said on CNN Wednesday evening they are “expecting charges related to Article 88, which is contempt towards an officer or Article 92, which is failure to obey, which would be related potentially to him not putting his uniform back on.”
“He expected this,” the attorney said. “He expected to be arrested.”
The Air Force spokesperson said in a statement, “Military members are required to comply with the Uniform Code of Military Justice and all applicable regulations.” The spokesperson added, “Based on probable cause to support allegations of continued misconduct, Maj. Watson was ordered into pretrial confinement on Aug. 18, 2026. Maj. Watson is presumed innocent and will be afforded all rights under Rule for Courts-Martial 305 as his pretrial confinement is reviewed.”
CNN has asked the Air Force for further details.
On Monday, Watsonspoke with CNN’s Erin Burnettand criticized Trump, whose impeachment and removal he continues to call for.
“What is happening with President Trump is not normal. He has failed us,” Watson said. “And not only is he a failure as president, he is flagrantly violating the Constitution, breaking the law, engaged in rampant corruption and is killing Americans. And that is unacceptable to me and it should be unacceptable to all of us.”
Public dissent within active-duty military ranks is rare as service members are required to follow orders in accordance with the Uniform Code of Military Justice, which criminalizes contemptuous words against the president, vice president, Congress and other top officials underArticle 88.
“Maj. Watson’s personal statements do not reflect the views or policies of the Department of the Air Force,” the agency spokesperson said in the statement Wednesday.
Watson was previously arrested on July 1 on the US Capitol steps after he gave a speech calling for the impeachment and removal of Trump and Vice President JD Vance.
US Capitol Police told CNN at the time that members of the public are not allowed to demonstrate on the steps of the House unless they are accompanied by a member of Congress. Watson was “escorted” to the steps by a member, who then “left the area,” according to police.
Watson was wearing his uniform during the demonstration. Military regulation bans wearing a uniform while participating in political activities, though to date Watson had not been charged with an infraction tied to the demonstration.
Watson told CNN earlier this week that he is willing to pay the price of speaking out against the administration.
“We just have to be willing to accept that we can change what is happening in our country if we’re just willing to pay a price for it,” Watson said. “So all that I could do was ask myself what’s the highest price that I’m willing to pay. And this is what I ultimately came up with.”
