Unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP) whistleblower and former Air Force intelligence officer David Grusch accused intelligence agencies Tuesday of hiding billions of dollars in secret government spending from Congress, as lawmakers renewed demands for records they say federal officials continue to withhold. His investigation uncovered what he described as "slush funds" — pools of money allegedly operating outside normal congressional oversight channels — worth billions of dollars annually that were allegedly used to support activities operating outside normal oversight channels, Grusch said speaking at a Capitol Hill event alongside members of the House Task Force on the Declassification of Federal Secrets. "This is also a real fraud, waste and abuse issue," Grusch said.
"During my investigation, I found slush funds to the tune of billions of dollars per annum for these activities."TASK FORCE TO EXPOSE 'FEDERAL SECRETS' ON JFK ASSASSINATION, EPSTEIN, UFOS PACKED WITH GOP REBELSThe allegations come as lawmakers and the Trump administration have intensified efforts to declassify government unidentified aerial phenomena records, releasing hundreds of pages of previously secret files and renewing pressure on agencies to disclose what they know about unexplained aerial incidents.Grusch, who served on the Pentagon's Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Task Force and later as the National Reconnaissance Office's representative to the task force, first gained national attention in 2023 when he testified before Congress about alleged government efforts to recover and study unidentified craft. The Trump administration's fiscal year 2027 budget includes nearly $132 billion in military and national intelligence spending, much of it contained in classified programs accessible only to a limited group of cleared officials and lawmakers.Asked what the government knows about nonhuman intelligence, Grusch claimed the government is aware of "several" different alien species. "It's...