US EditionTrump officials are using polygraph tests to flush out even minor leaks
- The Trump administration is using polygraph tests across agencies like DHS, DOJ, and DOD in 2023-2024 to investigate unclassified leaks within federal operations.
- This strategy comes after media reports revealed routine internal plans, like recruiting a chauffeur within the federal personnel agency, prompting inquiries designed both to stop further unauthorized disclosures and to dismiss staff members perceived as politically untrustworthy.
- Managers told employees they must undergo polygraphs, which are not always tied to confirmed leaks but to suspicions of unauthorized press contacts, with some employees threatened with termination for refusal.
- Polygraph results face reliability doubts and rarely appear as court evidence, leading some employees to resign to avoid wrongful accusations, while officials affirm they will prosecute leakers fully regardless of position.
- In April 2024, the Justice Department reversed Biden-era rules, easing subpoenas of journalists' records for leak probes, a shift criticized as politicized and raising press freedom concerns.
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With polygraphs and probes, Trump administration chases even minor leaks
WASHINGTON - When reports surfaced in the media that the federal government’s personnel office was planning to hire a driver to ferry around agency directors, officials quickly launched an investigation to find out who was leaking to the press, according…
·New Hampshire, United States
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