Claim · E-022
Luis Elizondo: Commenting on the deletion of his DoD email accounts, he says it could be a convenient tactic to obscure the truth about his involvement, while specifying that he does not want to speculate about any possible intent.
Luis Elizondo · May 27, 2021 · Statement to The Black Vault on the deletion of his official emails (Interview)
Opinion or hypothesis Funding, secrecy, Congress
Unverifiable
The deletion is confirmed by the DoD, but the hypothesized motive is not verifiable.
- In support
- The DoD confirmed that Elizondo's email accounts no longer exist and that there is no backup copy; in 2024 his attorney Todd McMurtry argued that the emails were subject to a preservation order of the 9/11 military commissions.
- Against or denials
- The DoD explained that former employees' emails are not retained, unless they are documents of historical value.
Sources
- The Black Vault – the Pentagon deleted Elizondo's emails, May 27, 2021 (analysis)
- The Black Vault – AATIP and the Pentagon: the dispute over the program's documents, April 23, 2024 (analysis)
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