“It’s redundant," Gillibrand aide on Trump's promise to release UFO files. "NDAA already did it”

Who?Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) — Armed Services & Intelligence CommitteesAsk a Pol asks:Haven’t seen you since the president’s announcement. What do you make of him saying he wants to open up the UFO files?Key Gillibrand:“I think it’s great. It’s good for a good step in the right direction,” Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand exclusively tells Ask a Pol.Find us on Venmo, PayPal, Cash App, etc. Or just buy the team a beer!Caught our ear:“I tweeted back at him. Great, let’s work on this together,” Gillibrand tells us.Below find a rough transcript of Ask a Pol’s exclusive interview with Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and a staffer, slightly edited for clarity.TRANSCRIPT: Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (3-11-2026)SCENE: Ask aPol’s Matt Laslo is staking out the US Capitol’s historic Senate Carriage Entrance — where horses and buggies used to drop off Senators of old — when Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand and a senior aide walk up so she can vote on the Senate floor.Matt Laslo: “Haven’t seen you since the President’s announcement.”Kirsten Gillibrand: “We’re here every day!”ML: “What do you make of him saying he wants to open up the UFO files?”KG: “I think it’s great. It’s a good — great step in the right direction.”Gillibrand Staffer: “But it’s redundant, because we already passed it in the NDAA and that stuff has to be public.”ML: “But is AARO going to be part of that?”KG: “I don’t know.”Gillibrand shrugs.KG: “I don’t know what he meant, so I’m gonna…”ML: “Does anyone?”KG: “I tweeted back at him, ‘Great, let’s work on this together, though!’”Gillibrand Staffer: “He was just talking out of his ass.”ML: “No word?”KG: “No.”Gillibrand Staffer: “He was just talking out of his ass. NDAA already did it.”Ask a Pol AI Disclosure:Ask a Pol’s playing around with as many new AI tools as we can, so this small, unfunded startup can compete in today’s new media landscape. (generative) AI isn’t tomorrow’s tech — it’s yesterday’s…About Ask a Pol: We give listeners a front row seat to Congress. Transparency matters, so come inside the Capitol with us! Politicians disappoint. Ask a Pol keeps em honest. Find us on social media:SubstackXSpotifyAppleDon’t miss our other Ask a Pol sites! Ask a Pol politics.Ask a Pol crypto. Ask a Pol drugs. Ask a Pol ai. Ask a Pol uaps. Find Ask a Pol founder @MattLaslo on social media. 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