Sen. Gillibrand on AARO's new, declassified UAP report: “Haven’t read it yet"

PSA: Ask a Pol AUDIO IS 100% FREE! If you can’t access our raw interviews, try going directly to our site (Ask a Pol dot com). For. Free. Contact us if you still can’t access it.LISTEN: Laslo & Gillibrand Who?Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) Ask a Pol asksHave you had time to check out that new, declassified AARO report yet? Key Gillibrand “Haven’t read it yet,” Gillibrand tells Ask a Pol. “I read the reports on what it said, but I don’t have it yet.” Caught our ear“I’ll read it,” Gillibrand promised Ask a Pol. Below find a rough transcript of Ask a Pol’s exclusive interview with Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), slightly edited for clarity.Please notice, no paywall on this post — yet our rent is still too damn high. Every bit helps!TRANSCRIPT: Sen. Kirsten GillibrandMatt Laslo: “How are you ma’am?” Kirsten Gillibrand: “Hello.” ML: “Have you had time to check out that new AARO report yet? The declassified one?” KG: “Haven’t read it yet.” ML: “No?”KG: “I read the reports on what it said, but I don’t have it yet.” ML: “Yeah? I’ll look for you next week on it.” KG: “Yeah. I’ll read it. Thank you.” ML: “Have a good one, ma’am.” Gillibrand heads to an elevator going up to the Senate floor so she can vote. Laslo heads to a down elevator, and says hi to a Capitol Police officer who played college football for Temple in Philadelphia. He knows Laslo’s a Chicago Bears fan, so brings up the upcoming NFL draft. Officer: “Caleb Williams, baby. Come on! Get that quarterback.” Elevator doors open and a reporter leaves and Laslo hops on. ML: “Don’t jinx it for us, man.” Visitor: “Oh, another reporter (inaudible).”ML: “Yeah. I apologize.” Visitor: “Don’t worry about me.” ML: “What do I smell?” They laugh. Staffer: “You said it.” Elevator lands in the Capitol’s basement, so Laslo jets out to chase more senators. Visitor: “Couldn’t tell if the other one…” Content posted at AskaPol.com is copyrighted. Use our original content to move the story forward. And, please, link to us.Matt Laslo’s a veteran congressional correspondent, new media prof. & founder of Ask a Pol — a new, people-powered press corps.Ask a Pol — asking your lawmakers your questions at your US Capitol.   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