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John Podesta

Former chief of staff to Bill Clinton; called for opening the UFO files

2002–2016 · Government and the White House · Official

A former chief of staff to President Bill Clinton and later an adviser in Obama's White House, in 2002 he spoke at a Coalition for Freedom of Information conference to call for the release of government UFO archives and later wrote the foreword to Leslie Kean's book (2010). In February 2015, on leaving the White House, he wrote that his biggest failure of 2014 was not having obtained the disclosure of the UFO files. As chairman of Hillary Clinton's campaign, in April 2016 he said that she would try to declassify the documents; the emails that Tom DeLonge wrote to him between 2015 and 2016 were later published by WikiLeaks.

Key claims
  • Called the failure to obtain the disclosure of the UFO files his biggest failure of 2014 (February 2015).
  • Argued that Americans can handle the truth about UFOs and that Hillary Clinton, if elected, would try to declassify the documents (April 2016).

Documented authority

It measures how documented and verifiable what the person claims is, not their honesty. Each criterion is scored from 0 to 2.

Credentials 2/2
His positions at the White House and in Hillary Clinton's campaign are documented by the press.
Direct access not applicable
Not applicable: he does not claim direct knowledge of the facts, he calls for the release of the documents.
Evidence provided not applicable
Not applicable: does not advance claims of their own on UAP facts.
Claims track record not applicable
The sources consulted do not trace the outcome of any verifiable claims made by this person.
Conflicts of interest not applicable
The sources consulted do not document financial interests tied to the topic.

Sources

  1. Fox News, February 16, 2015: Podesta and the UFO files (press)
  2. CBS 58, April 8, 2016: Podesta on CNN about UFOs (press)
  3. Vice, October 11, 2016: DeLonge's emails to John Podesta (press)

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