We recently looked at the latest House committee hearing on UFOs and what the Pentagon knows about them, including the bombshell testimony from whistleblower and former top intelligence community official David Grusch. It was obvious that plenty of people inside the Pentagon were going to be unhappy about their secrets being revealed, and the members of Congress investigating the matter have had numerous roadblocks thrown up in their way. But someone’s anger at Grusch’s candid testimony has obviously crossed a very serious line. We learned last night that an online news outlet approached Grusch with some very personal questions and it quickly became obvious that someone had released portions of his military medical records to them, seeking to undermine his credibility and call his testimony into question. They revealed that David Grusch, like so many of our veterans, returned from battle in Afghanistan and experienced significant symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). A very big red line has now been crossed. I was so furious about this last night that I couldn’t even bring myself to write about it until now. Here’s a portion of an interview that was done with investigative filmmaker Ross Coulthart where he explains the impact of these revelations and who might have leaked the records. (NewsNation)

On whether the reporter at The Intercept provided any clue as to who gave him the information about UFO whistleblower David Grusch:

Ross Coulthart: “None at all, sir, none at all. But we do know it didn’t come from the only other possible source, which is the county sheriff. And can I emphasize Chris, Dave actually wants me to emphasize that he holds the mental health struggles of US military and intelligence community personnel, very close to his heart. And he believes it should be discussed. It shouldn’t be stigmatized. And it’s important we talk about this. There’s an epidemic. I’ve lost very, very dear friends in the military in Australia, who I made in Afghanistan, people who have suicided because they couldn’t cope with what they had to deal with. It’s absolutely outrageous that somebody would think that they can use this in an attempt to try and discredit a good human being. And the other thing too, that needs to be emphasized is the Inspector General of the intelligence community has already found that Mr. Grusch is a victim of reprisals and harassment. There’s already been a warning to the intelligence community that they must behave themselves and not continue harassing and taking reprisals against Mr. Grusch. And other whistleblowers, and what utter contempt are they showing for the rule of law that they are flagrantly ignoring that edict from the inspector general? This is a really grave issue of a complete flouting of the obligations of the intelligence community to heat the laws set down by Congress.”

We’ll embed the short interview below, but most of the available details are equally disturbing. The news outlet that approached Grusch was The Intercept. I checked the site this morning and did not see a single article on this subject, so they either decided not to run with the story (which would be admirable) or they haven’t finished it yet. The site has no search function that I could find.

As noted in the excerpt, there are only a few people outside of the military who could have known this personal medical information about David Grusch. That group would be almost completely limited to his immediate family and the Sheriff who responded to an emergency call at Grusch’s home once when he was in crisis. Coulthart has contacted sources who assured him that the Sheriff was not the source. So it was almost certainly someone inside the Pentagon looking to discredit him.

Whoever the culprit is, I will predict that this scheme is going to backfire on them. Somebody knows who the leaker is and if they are exposed, they will be the ones made out to be bad actors, not Grusch. And they won’t be injuring his reputation or credibility. The Intelligence Community, including the Inspector General, already knew about Grusch’s history with this trauma and they still trusted him, granting him the highest security clearances available. This changes nothing.

David Grusch went through hell on the battlefields of Afghanistan for us, he went through hell when he turned home as a result, and now someone inside our own military/government is trying to put him through hell again. It’s not going to work. His story is rolling out like a freight train and nothing is going to stop it. The people he’s exposing are probably growing desperate because it’s looking more and more like somebody was not only engaged in a massive coverup and the illegal ducking of congressional oversight but likely misappropriated funds without the approval of Congress. If you’ve been caught with your hand in the taxpayers’ cookie jar, you may find yourself assigned to a very different form of “duty” for quite some time.

Before closing, I’ll answer the one question some might have upon reading this. Why am I writing about such a sensitive personal matter pertaining to David Grusch when I just explained how awful it is to do so? Because the news is unfortunately already out in the ecosphere and Grush has given permission via NewsNation for it to be discussed since it’s too late anyway. And he believes it’s important for him to share his story in case it helps others going through the same thing. I grew up with a father who suffered horrendous PTSD from World War 2 long before there was a name for it, so I can definitely relate. If you are suffering from the same after-effects and are not receiving help, you can receive free support by calling the National Mental Health PTSD hotline at (866) 210-1303. And if this applies to you, thank you for your service.

Here’s the interview mentioned above where Ross goes into further detail.