Trump admin forces FEMA officials to take polygraph tests amid leak probe
- The Trump administration has compelled several Federal Emergency Management Agency officials, including a FEMA administrator, to take polygraph tests to investigate alleged leaks of sensitive Department of Homeland Security plans.
- Several whistleblower organizations stated that the usage of polygraph tests by the Trump administration is unusual, alarming, and potentially illegal, according to CNN.
- Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem reportedly vowed to 'eliminate FEMA' as hurricane season approaches, escalating concerns about the agency's future.
- At least one FEMA official was placed on administrative leave following the lie detector tests, as insiders revealed.
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US government administers lie detector tests on staffers to stop 'leaks' - The Mirror
At least one top FEMA agent is among dozens of federal employees who were forced to undergo a lie detector test after allegedly leaking several DHS plans, according to reports
Homeland Security Staffers Given Lie Detector Tests
“The Department of Homeland Security has administered lie detector tests to about 50 staffers in recent weeks, including FEMA’s acting administrator and roughly a dozen officials at the disaster relief agency, as part of an intensifying effort to root out what the department alleges are leaks of national security information,” CNN reports.
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