Federal government launches broad probe into mysterious disappearances and deaths of top scientists. ‘We haven’t found anything alarming yet’

Energy Secretary Chris Wright confirmed that the federal government is investigating the recent string of top scientists who have mysteriously gone missing or died.

In an interview with Fox News Sunday, he said there’s a formal probe within the Department of Energy that’s part of a coordinated investigation across various branches of the government.

“A lot of the nuclear security scientists are in DOE,” he added. “So yes, of course we are looking into this.”

When asked if the inquiry has turned up anything, Wright replied, “Too early to say about that. We haven’t found anything alarming yet.” 

The disclosure of the investigation comes after President Donald Trump was asked about the scientists on Thursday.

“I hope it’s random, but we’re going to know in the next week and a half,” he told reporters Thursday on the South Lawn of the White House, noting he had just attended a meeting on that subject.

“Hopefully, I don’t know, coincidence—whatever you wanna call it—but some of them were very important people, and we’re going to look at it,” he added.

The trend began a few years ago, and alarm bells grew louder after retired Air Force Maj. Gen. William McCasland went missing from his New Mexico home in February. He was previously the commander of the Air Force Research Laboratory on Wright-