A MAGA congresswoman told a New York Times writer that she believes she was given the reins of a task force because it would make her look “a little crazy.”
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In an interview with Times columnist Ross Douthat, Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) agreed with a suggestion about why congressional leadership assigned her to chair the Task Force on the Declassification of Federal Secrets.
Luna explained that Trump had been talking “about releasing the M.L.K., R.F.K. and J.F.K. files. We had this stuff outstanding with U.A.P. activity,” referring to classified information about historical figures, UFOs, and assassinations.
Rep. James Comer (R-KY) set up a task force to follow through on Trump’s promises, but “people were a little spooked about taking the position because of everything that it involved.”
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Luna said she knew “there was a stigma” with the task force before being assigned to chair it. “If you do this, people are going to think you’re crazy,” she said.
Douthat asked her, “Do you think that this was something that you were given in part because it was like, let’s keep her busy, and also it might make her look a little crazy?”
Luna admitted, “I think so. I think maybe they anticipated that, but I also knew.”
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