Who?
Rep. Eric Burlison (R-MO)
Ask a Pol asks:
What do you make of House Intel Chair Mike Turner’s warning?
Key Burlison:
“Well, I went to the SCIF and got a briefing on it. I’m concerned, but the only thing I can say is the level of my concern — is what I was told — so I will put it this way: I left, when I was in there and signing the what would happen to you if you [disclosed], you know, the punishment, the penalties… signing that, I came to the conclusion, I'm more afraid of this than I am of what I read about.”
Caught our ear:
“We did have Lue Elizondo today… He was in town for the Conservative Opportunity Society breakfast with [Rep.] Ralph Norman (R-SC)…It was really good,” Burlison exclusively tells Ask a Pol. “Those guys, from what they presented — of course, this is not in a secure setting, they're not under oath — but what they presented is very similar to what David Grusch was presenting.”
BONUS INTRIGUE:
“I'm working on it. Right now, I've got something up my sleeve. I don't want to talk. I’ll keep you informed, because I got a big thing that I'm gonna announce.”
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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
SCENE: Laslo sees Burlison walking in a basement tunnel from his office to the US Capitol. Burlison has an earbud in, so Laslo quietly inquires whether he’s on a call and learns Burlison is studying up on his Japanese.
Matt Laslo: “You’re learning Japanese?”
Eric Burlison: “Yeah. Well, I'm refreshing myself.”
ML: “Sweet. Did you see that Turner tweet?”
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