David Grusch's claims validated in classified briefing on UAP by Intelligence Community Inspector General

2024-01-12

Congressman Jared Moskowitz posted that based on what they heard in the classified meeting, many of David Grusch's claims have merit.

Summary

16 members of Congress in the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Oversight and Accountability received a classified briefing from the Intelligence Community Inspector General (IC IG) Thomas A. Monheim about the issue of Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP)
Many of David Grusch's claims from his whistleblower testimony were apparently validated
In various interviews after the briefing, attendees described their understanding of some of David Grusch's claims as: "confirmed", "credible", and "legit"
Members are still frustrated by the compartmentalization and the apparent concerted effort to conceal as much information as possible

Quotes from Attendees

Rep. Jared Moskowitz

Based on what we heard many of Grusch claims have merit!

Rep. Anna Paulina Luna

I feel confident that we have enough evidence to move forward with our first field hearing... announcing details soon.

Rep. Andy Ogles

I asked very specific questions and was unable to get specific answers. And what you see is an overcompartmentalization of the truth.

Rep. Tim Burchett

It's not about little green men and flying saucers. The issue is tens of millions of dollars on an issue that we've been told does not exist - since 1947 - yet they're spending that money on researching something.

Rep. Tim Burchett on what comes next and witness tampering. He's working on a list of witnesses for the next hearing.

I'm not going to release [the witness list]... because last time I did that, those folks were literally told not to come... by NASA, a quasi branch of NASA, other groups... they claimed they didn't do it, but the folks told me they did.

Rep. Tim Burchett

I think everybody left there thinking and knowing that [David] Grusch is legit.

Interviews with Attendees

cover for Ask a Pol interview with Rep Burlison

Attendance

UAP is a nonpartisan issue, so members from both parties attended.

The following Republicans are known to have attended: Glenn Grothman , Andy Biggs , Nancy Mace , Tim Burchett , Anna Paulina Luna , Eric Burlison , Mike Waltz
The following Democrats are known to have attended: Raja Krishnamoorthi , Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez , Robert Garcia , Jared Moskowitz
A staunch opponent of David Grusch's claims and the Schumer UAP Disclosure Act in the 2024 NDAA, Republican Mike Turner
did not attend.
Citation
Rep. Eric Burlison: "I didn't see [Rep. Mike Turner] in our SCIF"
Ask a Pol / Matt Laslo: "Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN) confirmed to Ask a Pol that Turner wasn't in the latest SCIF briefing on David Grusch."
Ask a Pol / Matt Laslo - 18 Jan 2024 - Ep. 171 — Rep. Eric Burlison LIVE (1-18-2024)
EXCLUSIVE - Rep. Burlison live: Intel Chair Mike Turner was NOT in Grusch SCIF briefing
Retrieved 2024-01-20

Background

Two days prior, Rep. Tim Burchett announced members of Congress would be meeting with the IC IG.

This Friday, members of Congress will meet with the Intelligence Community Inspector General for a classified briefing on the IC IG's role in investigating UAPs.

In August 2023, Rep. Tim Burchett launched the UAP Caucus who sent a letter to the IC IG asking for follow-up information regarding David Grusch's testimony in the recent hearing on Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAPs).