In a groundbreaking move to combat leakers, the FBI has announced that it will use lie detector tests to determine if its agents are honest. While conservatives applauded the move, some liberals questioned if the decision would be effective.
For context, the Trump administration has been plagued by intelligence leaks that have put America at risk. Many of the leaks have concerned Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids, which have the potential to put agents in danger if operational details become public knowledge.
In any case, the Office of the Secretary of Defense issued a letter announcing its decision. The March 21, 2025, document read, “Recent unauthorized disclosures of national security information involving sensitive communications with principals within the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) demand immediate and thorough investigation.”
Continuing the letter, Joe Kasper, he Chief of Staff who signed the document, said, “I request the prompt assistance of your Director for Defense Intelligence (Counterintelligence, Law Enforcement, and Security) to support OSD in leading an investigation into unauthorized disclosures in coordination with the appropriate Department of Defense (DoD) stakeholders, including those responsible for maintaining andoverseeing information security systems and in coordination with federal partners as required.”
Building out his plan, Kasper assured the recipients that the investigations would be conducted legally. He wrote, “The use of polygraphs in the execution of this investigation will be in accordance with applicable law and policy. This investigation will commence immediately and culminate in a report to the Secretary of Defense.”
After explaining more details, he ordered the leaks to end. He clarified, “The report will include a complete record of unauthorized disclosures within the Department of Defense and recommendations to improve such efforts.”
Concluding his remarks, the DHS chief of staff explained the next steps informed the recipient, “I expect to be informed immediately if this effort results in information identifying a party responsible for an unauthorized disclosure, and that such information will be referred to the appropriate criminal
law enforcement entity for criminal prosecution.”
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Adding her view on the issue, DHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs Tricia McLaughlin defended the move. She said in a statement, “The Department of Homeland Security is a national security agency. We can, should, and will polygraph personnel.”
Freaking out over the sensible decision fromthe FBI, far-left outlet NPR published a hysterical opinion from a so called ‘expert,’ He said.”One, you don’t have resources, doesn’t make good sense, and it’s certainly not good for morale when you’re just randomly pulling people.”
As we reported, Kristi Noem, the head of the Department of Homeland Security, slammed the leaks in the FBI. She said,”… I think there are leakers all over this government. I think that everybody needs to be aware of these issues in DHS. Specifically, these two were leaking the enforcement operations that we had planned and were going to conduct in several cities, exposing law enforcement to vulnerabilities, jeopardizing those ops, and putting their lives in danger.”
Building on that point, she added, “So they will be prosecuted, and they could face up to 10 years in federal prison because they did that. Anyone who is leaking information outside of how something is planned for the safety of those law enforcement officers needs to be held accountable for that.”
Watch Kristi Noem here:
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