SCOOP: After “pilot” classified UAP trip, Burlison says feds “figuring out kinks” for more CODELs

Who?Rep. Eric Burlison (R-MO) — House Oversight Committee and Secrets Task ForceAsk a Pol asks:Has Trump’s UAP announcement changed things on Capitol Hill — and inside the intelligence community?Key Burlison:“[President Donald Trump’s] Truth, or tweet, if you will, has actually had an impact. I’ve seen a dedicated — like a lot of energy dedicated to this topic that has not been dedicated before,” Rep. Eric Burlison exclusively tells Ask a Pol UAPs.Caught our ear:“Barry Goldwater* requested to go to see some of these military bases and was turned down. So I’m really taking note of the fact that this may be further than a lot of people have ever got,” Burlison tells us.*Barry Goldwater was the Republican Party’s presidential nominee in 1964 and also a major general in the Air Force Reserve. He was succeeded in the US Senate by John McCain.Find Ask a Pol on YouTube, TikTok or Instagram!TRANSCRIPT: Rep. Eric BurlisonSCENE: Ask a Pol’s Matt Laslo walks with Rep. Eric Burlison from the steps of the US Capitol to his office across the street.Matt Laslo: “Are you guys in communication with the administration since Trump’s announcement?”Rep. Eric Burlison: “I have been in communication with certain aspects of the administration. And what I can say is that that Truth, or tweet, if you will, has actually had an impact. I’ve seen a dedicated — like a lot of energy dedicated to this topic that has not been dedicated before.”ML: “Is it making other members take it more seriously now?”PSA: Student? Unemployed? Underemployed? Ping us for a free VIP subscription. No questions asked.EB: “I know that the intelligence community is definitely taking it more seriously. And it’s been great — as these accounts have happened, as more and more videos come out, it’s a growing sentiment that this is no longer a goofy topic. This is no longer just a conspiracy. There’s something there, there. And so the question — I think where we’re all at is: what is it that we’re seeing?”ML: “Are you guys still in dialogue with that FBI UFO office?”EB: “In my role, I’m always talking to the FBI in one way, shape or form on different things. But yeah, we talk to them occasionally.”ML: “Are they being helpful? Do you feel like you guys are getting access?”EB: “I think the FBI has been very helpful on this topic. And [Secrets Chair Anna Paulina] Luna has spoken out publicly about that. I think she’s probably one of their biggest fans.”ML: “When are you guys doing your CODEL? Or did you already go out last year?”EB: “So Chair Luna can’t do a CODEL because it’s a task force. But I’m a subcommittee chair in Oversight, and I’m doing a CODEL to South America — to visit with President Milei, to visit with some of the other world leaders down there. We might go to Peru, which may present an opportunity to dovetail — there’s a lot of UAP activity down in Peru — but that’s not the nature of my CODEL. My CODEL is focused on energy and regulatory reform. Now, everybody on the Task Force would be able to join my CODEL.”ML: “Wait — weren’t you guys talking about a Roswell, Area 51 trip?”EB: “Okay, so that is an ongoing thing. I’ve had my first trip — that was kind of a pilot trip. I don’t think they were used to doing this, so they were kind of figuring out the kinks.”ML: “And as you go forward?”EB: “It’s going to be a question of logistics, getting to these other locations, and then the scheduling of who can go with us.”ML: “Did Luna go with you? Or was it just solo?”EB: “It was just solo.”ML: “Did you get any resolution? Did they give you access?”EB: “I don’t want to jeopardize the rest of these trips — I’m gonna leave it at that. I’m just trying to be respectful of the fact that they’ve been — look, Barry Goldwater requested to go to see some of these military bases and was turned down. So I’m really taking note of the fact that this may be further than a lot of people have ever got.”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