Rep. Burchett: “I think clearly someone’s sending a message of one or two things. Either they want to squash our technology, or they’re warning others not to come forward… There’s a lot at stake, and we’re poking the hornet’s nest.”

Congressman Tim Burchett:

>“I think clearly someone’s sending a message of one or two things. Either they want to squash our technology, or they’re warning others not to come forward with our abilities and what they know. It can’t be anything else.”

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Mr. Rob Finnerty:

>“You told me, and it was tongue in cheek, but I think you were serious. You said you’re not suicidal. Did you mean that? Are you concerned about your own safety for even talking about this stuff?”

Rep. Burchett:

>“Sure. I think about it all the time. I think about it when I’m in a parking lot by myself. I think about it when I’m driving down the road. I think about it when I’m getting on an airplane. There’s a lot at stake, and we’re poking the hornet’s nest.

>I was told years ago that I need to get a detail around me because I’d kicked a very big hornet’s nest and by someone who formally was on President Trump’s staff. So yeah I think about it. I’d be stupid not to. I mean, look at now you’re just seeing it. And I got a feeling this is the tip of the iceberg.”