NEW: Kash Patel Orders Lie Detectors In Hunt For FBI Leakers
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on April 29, 2025
By Mark Steffen
The FBI, operating under a new order by Director Kash Patel, has begun employing lie detector tests against government employees suspected of leaking classified or sensitive information about government operations in order to damage or embarrass the Trump administration.
The revelation, first reported on Tuesday, marks an aggressive new chapter in President Donald Trump’s mission to purge leakers from the government, many of whom he claims helped derail parts of his first administration. The use of polygraphs, which measure a person’s physical responses to a series of questions, was confirmed by a Bureau spokesperson.
“The seriousness of the specific leaks in question precipitated the polygraphs, as they involved potential damage to security protocols at the bureau,” said the spokesperson, who declined to elaborate.
Expanding the scope of anti-leak activities comes as part of U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi’s pledge to conduct a thorough review of leaks related to raids against illegal immigrants or “privileged and other sensitive” communications, such as when it was alleged that Elon Musk was set to be briefed on U.S. countermeasures against a possible war with China, a claim denied by U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth as false.
These leaks, she said in announcing her campaign, are “designed to sow chaos and distrust” in the government.
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