Rep. Pallone on Mayorkas New Jersey drone briefing: "I’m not supposed to talk about it”

SCROLL DOWN TO LISTEN FOR FREE. Who?Rep. Frank Pallone (D-NJ) LISTEN: Laslo & PalloneAsk a Pol asks:Did you make that call for the New Jersey congressional delegation with Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas? Key Pallone:“Well, I’m not supposed to talk about it,” Rep. Frank Pallone exclusively tells Ask a Pol. “I mean, I don't know.” ICYMI — Ask a Pol broke news of briefing for NJ pols Caught our ear:“It was for members,” Pallone’s aide says. “It wasn't for the public.” Below find a rough transcript of Ask a Pol’s exclusive interview with Rep. Frank Pallone (D-NJ), slightly edited for clarity.TRANSCRIPT: Rep. Frank PalloneSCENE: After voting on the House floor, Rep. Frank Pallone and an aide are walking through the US Capitol when Ask a Pol’s Matt Laslo catches him. Frank Pallone: “How are you?“Matt Laslo: “Not bad. Did you make that call with Mayorkas earlier this week?” FP: “Huh?”ML: “About stuff flying over...”Aide: “About the drone stuff.”SUBSCRIBER-ONLY CONTENT**Student? Lost your gig? Hard times? Been there. Got you. No questions asked. Just ping us.FP: “Oh, yeah, but was that off the record or...?” Aide: “I assume it is.”FP: “I assume it was. Why? What do you want to know?” ML: “Just did it assuage any of your constituent's fears?”Ho, ho, ho… Consider chipping in to support our independent journalism —Venmo, PayPal, Cash App — or just buy us a beer!FP: “Well, I’m not supposed to talk about it.”ML: “You're not?”FP: “No. It wasn't like a — I mean, I don't know.”ML: “Should your constituents be worried about the stuff flying overhead? Or did you leave there convinced they got it?” Aide: “Well, it was for members. It wasn't for the public.” FP: “I mean, off the record...”ML: ”Yeah.”Pallone briefly goes off-the-record. FP: “But, I mean, I didn't say that, because I'm not sure.” ML: “Yeah?”Laslo laughs.ML: “Me neither. Have a good one.”Andrey Beregovskiy contributed to this report. Content posted at AskaPol.com is copyrighted. Use our original content to move the story forward. And, please, link to us. 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