HPSCI Top Dem Jim Himes on Grusch: “I took very seriously some of the allegations"

“Does the name ‘David Grusch’ ring a bell to you?” I ask the top Democrat on HPSCI.

“Yeah, yeah,” Rep. Jim Himes exclusively tells Ask a Pol.

“I don’t have particular thoughts on Grusch,” Himes continues. “I took very seriously some of the allegations he had and AARO and others investigated, and I don't see any evidence that there was any sweeping of things under the carpet. I asked specific questions about his specific testimony, and a lot of what he had was, first of all, hearsay, if you will. It wasn’t his personal experience. And secondly, a lot of this is misinterpretation of real things.”

Full audio & transcript of my conversation with Himes here.