These days Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) is the top Republican — or Ranking Member — on the Senate Budget Committee, but a few years back he chaired the Senate Judiciary Committee and he remains one of — if not the — the most senior senators on that panel.
Below find a rough transcript of Ask a Pol’s exclusive — and short! — interview with Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) on UFO whistleblower David Grusch, slightly edited for clarity.
LISTEN: Laslo & Sen. Chuck Grassley
TRANSCRIPT: Sen. Chuck Grassley
Matt Laslo: “Have a random question for you. Have you heard of this UAP or UFO whistleblower, David Grusch?”
Chuck Grassley: “No.”
ML: “I only ask because his claim is that there are SAPs — or Special Access Programs — that have been hidden from Congress and that becomes a Judiciary [Committee] question.”
CG: “That's got nothing to do with my investigation, so I don't have any comment on it because I don't know much about it.”
ML: “Yeah, fair. But it’s interesting, because he makes a constitutional claim that the executive branch has been hiding Special Access Programs from Congress. So I'm curious if it does…”
CG: “Well, I’ve got 28 investigations going, I can’t keep on top of somebody else's investigation.”
ML: “There you go. Appreciate you, sir.”
Matt Laslo’s a veteran congressional correspondent, new media prof. & founder of Ask a Pol — a new, people-powered press corps, asking your questions at the Capitol. @Ask_a_Pol (or @askpols).
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EXCLUSIVE — Sen. Chuck Grassley on UFO whistleblower David Grusch