2023 · Washington, D.C.
A committee of 27 and a threat to kill
Part ofThe price of contact
From the account in The Age of Disclosure: a Hill staffer's evening phone call about a committee of 27 weighing 'extreme measures'. · Illustration for uaptrail.com
When2023
WhereWashington, D.C.
Backing2 independent
Evidenceofficial records, testimony
One evening a Capitol Hill staffer phoned a speaker in The Age of Disclosure, Elizondo or Stratton, to say that an extremely senior intelligence official had told Congress, for the record, that a committee of 27 people was 'mulling over the idea of using extreme measures to silence David [Grusch] and myself'.
Evidence, in date order (2)
- 26 Jul 2023David Grusch, July 2023 hearingtestimonysaid under oath he knew of people harmed to keep the secret, to be detailed only in a secure setting Hearing, 2023
- 2025Kirsten Gillibrand and Anna Paulina Lunaofficialspeak of whistleblowers who feared jail or for their lives Age of Disclosure
How plausible · Moderate
Three links of hearsay, but senators, a congresswoman and Grusch under oath separately describe whistleblowers in fear for their lives.
- ●●Access An "extremely senior" intelligence official, to Congress.
- ●●Independent convergence Gillibrand, Luna and Grusch (under oath) independently describe threats.
- ●●Fits secrecy practice A closed committee weighing "extreme measures".
- ●○Cost of speaking Told by a named whistleblower on film.
- ●○Character record Elizondo or Stratton.
Against
- −Lone source, no corroboration One staffer's phone call; official and staffer unnamed.
Plausibility weighs how well an account fits where secrecy hides the documents by design, so missing records never count against it. Strength measures what is documented. Assessed 2026-10-23.
Claims
An extremely senior intelligence official told Congress, for the record, that a committee of 27 was 'mulling over the idea of using extreme measures to silence David and myself'.The Age of DisclosureGrusch goes publicsecondhandLeadspeaker in The Age of Disclosure (Elizondo or Stratton)