[AlexandrB]

> Why would he lie to congress under oath? He would go to jail.

This one had me rolling on the floor laughing. Remember when James Clapper lied to Congress about PRISM[1] and there were zero consequences? I'm pretty sure that, in practice, the consequences of lying to Congress are slightly less severe than those for parking illegally. Especially if you have friends in politics.

[1] https://apnews.com/article/business-33a88feb083ea35515de3c73...

[likeabbas]

I would argue the situation here is different. Clapper used politically adept language to avoid saying what surveillance capabilities the NSA possessed. Here, David Grusch has given specific program names, locations, and people involved with these programs and is alleging these programs have not been properly disclosed to congress for over 80 years. His claims were found credible and urgent by the ICIG which is why he was referred to the congressional intelligence committees. All of that, combined with Rubio saying other whistleblowers have corroborated Grusch's claims make this all the more serious.