Claim · G-047
David Grusch: Replying to an article in The Intercept (August 9, 2023) that, based on police documents concerning him, asked how he had kept his security clearance, he states that those episodes reflect past personal difficulties (post-traumatic stress disorder, bereavement and depression), overcome with help that allowed him to continue his intelligence career, and that his information comes from more than 40 credentialed military personnel and intelligence officials.
David Grusch · Aug 9, 2023 · Statement released via NewsNation (Article)
Direct knowledge Biography and credentials
Partly verified
The personal part is confirmed by him, while the number and identity of the sources are not verifiable.
- In support
- Journalist Ross Coulthart maintained that Grusch had been allowed to keep his security clearance; Rep. Tim Burchett called the attempts to discredit him “sickening.”
Sources
- NewsNation, Burchett: attempts to discredit Grusch “disgusting” (August 2023) (press)
- NewsNation, Grusch's statement and Ross Coulthart's comment (August 9, 2023) (press, pro-disclosure)
On this site
People 1
Claims 2
- David Grusch: In a $2.5 million lawsuit, he argues that the release, by the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office, of 2018… Disputed
- David Grusch: Claims to have received threats, together with his wife, in early 2022 and to have noticed suspicious… Unverifiable
Documents 1
- The biography filed by Grusch for the 2023 hearing Original available
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