Who?
Glenn Grothman (R-WI) — Subcommittee chair, Oversight Committee
LISTEN: Laslo & Grothman
Ask a Pol asks:
Any update on a second public UAP — aka UFO — hearing in the House Oversight Committee?
Key Grothman:
“No. We're gonna do something though,” Rep. Glenn Grothman exclusively tells Ask a Pol.
ICYMI: Grothman chaired David Grusch hearing
Chair of David Grusch Oversight hearing says another UAP hearing may be in store (we know, sir...)
Follow-up:
With the election drawing nearer and Congress’ plate full, is this issue falling off or because it's so bipartisan will it rise above election year politics?
“No. We plan on doing it. It's not because it's bipartisan. We don’t have the facts yet, so we're gonna do something else about it,” Grothman tells us.
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Caught our ear:
This interview was conducted the morning of the AARO SCIF briefing on UAPs, and Grothman doesn’t seem to have known about the classified meeting.
ICYMI — Ask a Pol exclusives post-AARO SCIF brief
Below find a rough transcript of Ask a Pol’s exclusive interview with Rep. Glenn Grothman (R-WI), slightly edited for clarity.
TRANSCRIPT: Rep. Glenn Grothman
SCENE: Grothman’s walking through the US Capitol when Ask a Pol’s Matt Laslo sees him, to his initial annoyance…
Matt Laslo: “Hey, how you doing sir?”
Glenn Grothman: “Good.”
ML: “Are you going to that SCIF briefing today with AARO or no?”
GG: “Not that I know of.”
ML: “Any update on the UAP hearing?”
GG: “No.”
ML: “No?”
Grothman and Laslo walk through a little crowd as they exit the Capitol, as the congressman’s heading back to his office.
Visitor: “Sorry!”
GG: “We're gonna do something though.”
ML: “‘We’re gonna do something’?”
GG: “Is the SCIF thing, is that on that?”
ML: “That's UAP Caucus members. Burlison spearheaded it, him and Burchett. It was kind of last minute though.”
GG: “Oh.”
ML: “Do you — is this, I mean, with the election drawing nearer and your plate full, is this issue falling off or because it's so bipartisan…?”
GG: “No. We plan on doing it. It's not because it's bipartisan. We don’t have the facts yet, so we're gonna do something else about it.”
ML: “Eventually?
GG: “Yeah.”
ML: “You think it’ll be before the election or after?”
GG: “Probably before.”
ML: “‘Probably before’?”
Grothman nods in agreement.
ML: “Cool. I’ll be watching. Thank you sir.”
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Rep. Grothman says 2nd public UAP hearing needed because "We don’t have the facts yet"