In the case of the whistleblower a few weeks ago, he is a veteran of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) and the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) where he held the highest clearance possible. Grusch filed a whistleblower complaint with the U.S. Office of the Intelligence Community Inspector General (ICIG) in order to share classified information with the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence. He also filed a complaint alleging retaliation by his superiors over a similar complaint he made in 2021.
The ICIG found his complaint “credible and urgent” and advised Congress of this.
One of the details brought out about why this has not been an open discussion for decades, is that the information “Gatekeepers” have done terrible things and even horrible things, and so fear prosecution for their crimes.
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