EXCLUSIVE — Sen. Gary Peters on David Grusch "what whistleblower are you talking about?"

Two weeks before UFO whistleblower David Grusch testified before the House Oversight Committee this summer, Sen. Gary Peters (D-MI) was caught off guard when Ask a Pol inquired about the veteran. “The what?” Peters — a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee or SASC — asked. “The UAP or UFO whistleblower.” “What whistleblower are you talking about?” Peters again asked. Peters chairs the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee — or DSCC — which is the election arm of Senate Democrats. Below is a rough transcript of Ask a Pol’s interview with Sen. Gary Peters, slightly edited for clarity.Matt Laslo: “Hey, how are you, Sen. Peters?”Gary Peters: “Hello.”ML: “Hey, how are you?”GP: “Good, how are you doing?”ML: “Surviving.” GP: “That’s good.”ML: “Was curious, kind of a random question.”GP: “Really? From you? A random question? That’s unusual.”We both laugh. ML: “Well, I’m curious, have you looked into the UAP whistleblower, UFO whistleblower?”GP: “The what?”ML: “The UAP or UFO whistleblower.”GP: “Whistleblower — what whistleblower are you talking about?”ML: “He came out a month or so ago, David Grusch. And he’s claiming — I’m surprised you haven’t heard of it.”Know someone in Michigan? Send this to them!GP: “No, I may have, but I don’t recall.”ML: “Well, he claims that for years the US government has craft, recovered craft but then also that they’ve lied to Congress about SAPs.”GP: “Yea, I don’t know, I don’t really know about it.”ML: “Appreciate ya.”Camila Aponte and Noah Kolenda contributed to the production of this transcript.Matt Laslo’s a veteran congressional correspondent, new media prof. & founder of Ask a Pol — a new, people-powered press corps, asking your questions at the Capitol. @Ask_a_Pol (or @askpols).Ask a Pol is a new, people-powered press corps, asking your lawmakers your questions at your US Capitol. Follow us on the socials @Ask_a_Pol (or @askpols on Insta). This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.askapoluaps.com/subscribe