Who?
Rep. Eric Burlison (R-MO) — Member, Congressional UAP Caucus, Oversight Committee & Task Force on the Declassification of Federal Secrets
LISTEN: Laslo & Burlison
Ask a Pol asks:
You couldn’t get any witnesses lined up in a SCIF ahead of Congress’ monthslong August recess?
Key Burlison:
“No, no. We didn’t have anything lined up,” Rep. Eric Burlison exclusively tells Ask a Pol.
Is that disappointing? Like, do you think in September we’re going to see action?
“Yeah. I do,” Burlison says. “I think that we’re working towards having a good public hearing in September.”
ICYMI — Luna told us there’d be July SCIF briefings…
Burlison on firing of fmr. AARO Deputy Director Tim Phillips
What do you make of former Deputy Director of AARO Tim Phillips being fired from ODNI — or Office of the Director of National Intelligence — after he did a lot of UAP media in recent weeks?
“That was interesting,” Burlison says. “I’m not sure what that was about.”
Are you going to reach out to Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard on why he was let go?
“Yeah. I would love to like just make contact with Tulsi in general,” Burlison says. “About this and a lot of other topics.”
Caught our ear:
“I’m not sure what that was about,” Burlison tells us of Phillips’ firing.
Below find a rough transcript of Ask a Pol’s exclusive interview with Rep. Eric Burlison (R-MO), slightly edited for clarity.
TRANSCRIPT: Rep. Eric Burlison (7-22-2025)
Scene: Ask a Pol’s Matt Laslo catches Rep. Eric Burlison as he’s walking from his office to the US Capitol to cast one of his last votes before the US House of Representatives gaveled out of session until September.
Matt Laslo: “What’s up? Did you get any SCIF briefings this week?”
Eric Burlison: “Any what?”
ML: “Any one of the SCIF briefings this week?”
Burlison shakes head no.
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ML: “You couldn’t get any of them lined up pre-August?”
EB: “No, no. We didn’t have anything lined up.”
ML: “Yeah? Is that disappointing? Like do you think in September we’re going to see…?”
EB: “Yeah.”
ML: “...action or…?”
EB: “I do. I think that we’re working towards having a good public hearing in September.”
ML: “Yeah? Any idea who the witnesses might be?”
EB: “I’m not — I can’t. I don’t have a list of names yet.”
ML: “Yeah? What do you make of Tim Phillips being fired at ODNI?”
EB: “That was interesting."
ML: “Yeah?”
EB: “I’m not sure what that was about.”
ML: “Are you going to reach out to Gabbard?”
Lawmakers and tourists start crowing onto an already crowded elevator, and Burlison can no longer reach buttons…
Burlison: “Three.”
ML: “Are you thinking about reaching out to talk to Gabbard and asking…?”
EB: “Yeah. I would love to like just make contact with Tulsi in general.”
ML: “Yeah?”
EB: “Like about this and a lot of other topics.”
Candace Taggart contributed to this report.
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