Actually, if Trump--being commander in chief of the US military--gave him a direct order and he disobeyed it, Trump could do 1 of 2 things: 1) He could court martial him on the spot and have him taken to leavenworth where he'd spend the rest of his life in military prison for mutiny, 2) The punishment for mutiny is execution--I believe Trump could pull out a pistol and put one right between his eyes, if Trump believes we're at war, for example, in the case of insurrection (war with the government itself).  This is in the military code--I read it the other day.   So, a) Declare insurrection, b) pull out pistol and execute. Remember to declare insurrection act FIRST. Here it is --- ###[10 U.S. Code § 894 - Art. 94. Mutiny or sedition](https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/10/894) > *(a)Any person subject to this chapter who—* > *(1)with intent to usurp or override lawful military authority, refuses, in concert with any other person, to obey orders or otherwise do his duty or creates any violence or disturbance is guilty of mutiny;* > *(2)with intent to cause the overthrow or destruction of lawful civil authority, creates, in concert with any other person, revolt, violence, or other disturbance against that authority is guilty of sedition;* > *(3)fails to do his utmost to prevent and suppress a mutiny or sedition being committed in his presence, or fails to take all reasonable means to inform his superior commissioned officer or commanding officer of a mutiny or sedition which he knows or has reason to believe is taking place, is guilty of a failure to suppress or report a mutiny or sedition.* > *(b)A person who is found guilty of attempted mutiny, mutiny, sedition, or failure to suppress or report a mutiny or sedition shall be punished by death or such other punishment as a court-martial may direct. --- Update There is also Treason https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/2381 Military disobedience and affecting morale and undermining commander in chief https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/2387 https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/2388 Seditious conspiracy (aka 'sedition' generally) https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/2384