EXCLUSIVE — Senate Intel. Chair Warner & Vice-Chair Rubio “recently” met with head of AARO
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Listen now (2 mins) | Ep. 60 – Sen. Mark Warner says they reiterated “this is a really serious topic and needs to be treated that way.” (9-27-2023)

ML: “What happened to the investigation after the inspector general report came over here?”

Mark Warner: “I know that staff sat down—let me get you a fulsome answer.”

ML: “I am curious, what’s your guys’ plan? Because the House Oversight…”

MW: “Every whistleblower, the committee’s treated with respect and fully heard out.”

ML: “Well, [Sen. Mike] Rounds said he met with the head of AARO, Kirkpatrick, and said he pushed him on the fact that whistleblowers don’t feel protected.”

MW: “The vice-chairman [Marco Rubio] and I have met recently with Dr. Kirkpatrick and reiterated our belief that this is a really serious topic and needs to be treated that way. And it’s the first time that the federal government has put the resources and the scientific heft behind this effort, and we are absolutely very closely monitoring it.”

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  • @SignullGoneOPMEnglish
    2•1 year ago

    Things I am taking away from this:

    • The rumors of more than one whistleblower are true.
    • I believe the “gang of 8” in the Senate is taking this topic very seriously.

    I’m curious as to whether these whistleblowers have reached out to the House Intel Committee as they have with the Senate. I have no doubt that the House Intel Committee is clued into what’s going on with the investigations and so forth, regardless of whether whistleblowers are talking to them.