Claim · E-020

Luis Elizondo: Accuses some senior Pentagon officials of malicious activity, coordinated disinformation, misconduct, retaliation against a whistleblower and explicit threats; recounts in particular that, in the days after his departure from the government, a senior official warned him that he would go around saying that he was crazy, with possible consequences for his security clearance.

Luis Elizondo · May 3, 2021 · Complaint to the DoD Office of Inspector General (May 3, 2021) (Document)

Direct knowledge Retaliation, threats, violence

Original words

malicious activities, coordinated disinformation, professional misconduct, whistleblower reprisal and explicit threats

Against or denials

On February 16, 2022, the Inspector General's whistleblower reprisal unit closed the case: no action on his eligibility for access to classified information was taken or threatened, and the eligibility “remains intact”; the Inspector General's office did not rule on his role in AATIP.

Sources

1. DoD Office of Inspector General, FOIA release DODIG-2022-000313 (with the 2017 resignation letter and a copy of the Politico article of May 26, 2021) (primary source)
2. The Black Vault – the DoD Office of Inspector General releases the transcript of the interview with Elizondo, February 10, 2023 (analysis)

On this site

People 1

• Luis Elizondo

Claims 3

• Luis Elizondo: Claims under oath that he and many former colleagues, after giving classified testimony, were targeted with… Disputed
• Luis Elizondo: Commenting on the news, reported by The Debrief, that Garry Reid had allegedly been removed from his post… Contradicted
• Luis Elizondo: Claims under oath that he and many former colleagues gave classified testimony both to the Department of… Partly verified

Inconsistencies 1

• Luis Elizondo: Threats to his clearance versus the Inspector General's outcome

Documents 3

• The DoD Office of Inspector General closes Elizondo's retaliation complaint (2022) Original available
• The Inspector General's emails on Elizondo and the Pentagon's official line (2021) Original available
• The Inspector General's emails on UAP and Elizondo, with the denial of Garry Reid's removal Original available

Where the claims come from 1

• Those involved in the programs or who speak about them have suffered threats, retaliation, violence and even…

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