Claim · G-006
David Grusch: Claims to have confidentially provided the Pentagon's Inspector General, in July 2021, with classified UAP information withheld from Congress; believes that his identity was later revealed to people outside the office, and says he suffered months of retaliation.
David Grusch · Jun 5, 2023 · The Debrief, article by Leslie Kean and Ralph Blumenthal (statements cleared by DOPSR) (Article)
Direct knowledge Complaints and legal process
Unverifiable
No document from the DoD Inspector General is public and the outcome of the reported retaliation is not known.
- In support
- Under oath (July 26, 2023) he stated that a retaliation investigation had been opened to protect him.
Sources
- Official transcript of the July 26, 2023 hearing in the House of Representatives (GovInfo, CHRG-118hhrg53022) (primary source)
- The Debrief, “Intelligence Officials Say U.S. Has Retrieved Non-Human Craft” (Kean and Blumenthal, June 5, 2023) (press, pro-disclosure)
On this site
People 1
Claims 2
- David Grusch: Claims that in May 2022, through attorney Charles McCullough III (first Intelligence Community Inspector… Partly verified
- David Grusch: Describes the retaliation he suffered as “very brutal” and as “administrative terrorism,” attributing… Unverifiable
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