FBI is the latest agency to deploy polygraph testing in leak investigations

Published April 29, 2025 12:03pm ET



Trump administration officials are threatening polygraph tests on staffers to cut down on leakers who paint an unfavorable image of the White House.

Most recently, the FBI began using the tool, according to comments first reported by the Washington Post and confirmed by the Washington Examiner.

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