Summary
Washington Examiner coverage (Emily Hallas, June 9 2026) of david-grusch’s June 9 Capitol Hill press conference. The distinct angle: Grusch explicitly called on Vice President jd-vance’s federal fraud-investigation task force to examine the alleged billions of dollars funneled into secret government UFO crash-retrieval programs, framing the matter as a “fraud, waste, and abuse” issue rather than purely a disclosure one. Grusch claimed the government runs “slush funds” worth billions per year supporting classified programs hidden from congressional and public oversight, and that it possesses evidence of “several dozen” cases involving non-human biology (audio, video, images). House members eric-burlison, jared-moskowitz, anna-paulina-luna, and tim-burchett attended and backed the call, pushing the uap-disclosure-act and a whistleblower-immunity effort. Burlison urged President donald-trump to waive NDAs and grant immunity, and the group announced a forthcoming White House meeting on permanent immunity for insiders. War Secretary pete-hegseth praised the administration’s recent UFO-file releases. Overlaps the same-event Fox News story; see src-fox-grusch-hidden-billions-2026-06.
Key Claims
- Grusch called on VP Vance’s federal fraud-investigation task force to probe alleged UFO-program “slush funds.” (Grusch)
- The government operates “slush funds” “to the tune of billions of dollars per annum” supporting classified UFO crash-retrieval programs, largely hidden from oversight. (Grusch)
- The government possesses evidence of “several dozen” cases involving non-human biology — including audio, video, and images from recovered craft. (Grusch)
- The alleged hidden funding is “a real fraud, waste, and abuse issue.” (Grusch)
- Trump should waive nondisclosure agreements and grant immunity “to anyone and everyone who has already come forward.” (Burlison)
- The attending lawmakers backed passage of the uap-disclosure-act and announced a forthcoming White House meeting on permanent immunity for insiders with knowledge of recovered materials. (Burlison, Moskowitz, Luna, Burchett)
- The Trump administration’s recent release of historic UFO files reflects unprecedented transparency. (Hegseth)
Notable Quotes
“[This is] a real fraud, waste, and abuse issue.” — David Grusch
Grusch discovered slush funds “to the tune of billions of dollars per annum” during his investigation. — David Grusch (paraphrase)
Urged immunity “to anyone and everyone who has already come forward.” — Rep. Eric Burlison