Burlison giving leaked name of potential witness to Chair Mace ahead of Nov. 13 UAP hearing

Burlison speaks during UAP press conference (2023). Photo: Matt Laslo

Who?

Rep. Eric Burlison (R-MO) — Congressional UAP Caucus; Oversight Committee

LISTEN: Laslo & Burlison

Ask a Pol asks:

What do you make of the Nov. 13th UAP hearing?

Key Burlison: 

“Oh?” Rep. Eric Burlison replies.

You haven’t heard of it?

“No,” Burlison exclusively tells Ask a Pol. “Okay, now that I know, I'm going to give them a name of a witness, cause I have had somebody leak a name to me of somebody that would basically, like — knows a lot.”

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What’s up with UAPDA and NDAA?

“It'll all depend on who's gonna be the next president,” Burlison says.

Caught our ear:

Have you ever been to a briefing on the James Webb Space Telescope?

“No,” Burlison tells us.

Below find a rough transcript of Ask a Pol’s exclusive interview with Rep. Eric Burlison (R-MO), slightly edited for clarity.

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TRANSCRIPT: Rep. Eric Burlison

SCENE: After missing each other during a vote series earlier in the frantic last week Congress was in town until after the Nov. 5th election, Burlison sees Ask a Pol’s Matt Laslo outside the Capitol ahead of one of their last pre-October recess votes.

Eric Burlison: “I've been doing good. How are you?”

Matt Laslo: “Got my pulse — that’s half the battle.”

EB: “I'm ready to go home for sure.”

ML: “Right? First off — have you ever been to a briefing on the James Webb Space Telescope?”

EB: “No.”

ML: “No? Interesting. What do you make of the hearing you guys are gonna have Nov. 13th?

Burlison looks perplexed.

ML: “UAP Caucus?”

EB: “Oh?”

ML: “Oh, you’ve not heard of it?”

EB: “No.”

ML: “I guess [Rep.] Nancy Mace is gonna chair it this time around…”

EB: “Good.”

ML: “…but she's been working with [Reps.] Burchett and Luna.”

EB: “Okay.”

ML: “Yeah?”

EB: “Well, good. I wonder who's gonna be testifying?”

ML: “They haven't released it publicly yet, but I think they actually know some of the people they've been trying to get.”

EB: “Okay, now that I know, I'm going to give them a name.”

ML: “Oh, cool.”

EB: “Cause I have had somebody leak a name to me….”

ML: “Nice.”

EB: “…of somebody that would basically, like — knows a lot.”

Burlison gives ‘that’s all i can say’ look.

ML: “Nice. Have you read Elizondo's new book? Lue Elizondo's new book?”

EB: “No, huh?”

ML: “I think it's called Imminent. But he was just, like, on the Daily Show. He's been doing the circuit.“

EB: “Okay. I'll look for it.”

ML: “Yeah, I'd be curious about your thoughts. What happened with the NDAA? I guess it's still kind of alive, because you guys aren't gonna deal with it until after the election? But [Senate Majority Leader Chuck] Schumer's UAPDA was on the table, but it seems to be off? But [Sen. Mike] Rounds, his co-sponsor, said he's still holding out hope that they can...”

EB: “That Schumer is?”

ML: “Yeah, that they can still get it in. Maybe a manager’s amendment or something?”

EB: “Yeah, that would be great.”

ML: “But — because NDAA, you guys don't wrap that up until after the election?”

EB: “Right. So that'll be — and it'll all depend on who's gonna be the next president.”

ML: “Right?”

EB: “It’ll impact everything.”

ML: “How's your race looking?”

EB: “Mine is great. I'm from a district that is predominantly red. It's a very Republican district. So my big race is usually the primary.”

ML: “Yeah? Did you get primaried this time?”

EB: “I did, yeah, and I got it. So the first primary that I ran, it was the most difficult. It was very contentious and heated. And I had all this outside money come in and attack me. I had millions of dollars in dark money.”

ML: “But you beat it off?”

EB: “But — yeah, because...”

ML: “That's why money can't buy you everything.”

EB: “I think the thing is, when DC runs an attack ad on something about somebody from the district, I think the public understands that. But also, they didn't understand that, like, my constituents, they knew me. I was like a known brand. And when they're saying these things about me, the people in my district are like, ‘Hey, I know that that's a lie, but how...’ They would ask, ‘Where's the kernel? Is there anything in the kernel of that?’ So people didn't believe any of the ads.”

ML: “Was that [former Speaker Kevin] McCarthy money? From McCarthy bank?”

EB: “I don't know.”

ML: “Yeah? It's weird that he's still playing puppet master. Like, dude, you got ousted.”

EB: “Right.”

ML: “Que sera sera. Have a good one.”

EB: “Okay, you too. Take care.”

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