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Military must refuse illegal orders… I don’t think it’s that simple. Maybe if he goes on a one president killing spree, but ordering people to do illegal things doesn’t mean they are immediately going to do illegal things, especially when they are not criminally immune
You need to have the military behind you and ready to do illegal things. When sworn to refuse illegal orders, this may not be so ready to go