White Home halts Hegseth’s use of polygraphs in media leak investigation

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The White Home pulled the plug on Protection Secretary Pete Hegseth’s use of polygraph exams to root out leakers, based on a report.

Patrick Weaver, a present adviser to Hegseth, alerted high-ranking administration officers that he may quickly need to submit a polygraph take a look at, the Washington Submit reported. That prompted a name to Hegseth to drop the lie detector exams.

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Weaver, who has beforehand held roles on the White Home’s Nationwide Safety Council and within the Division of Homeland Safety throughout President Donald Trump's first administration, took offense to the potential measure.

Protection Secretary Pete Hegseth (C) arrives for a information convention on the Pentagon on June 22, 2025 in Arlington, Virginia. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Photographs)

The investigation to determine leakers throughout the Division of Protection started in late March with a memo from Joe Kasper, then Hegseth’s chief of workers.

"Latest unauthorized disclosures of nationwide safety info involving delicate communications with principals throughout the Workplace of the Secretary of Protection demand speedy and thorough investigation," Kasper wrote within the March 21 memo.

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"The usage of polygraphs within the execution of this investigation will probably be in accordance with relevant legislation and coverage," Kasper added.

The White Home and the Pentagon didn't instantly reply to Fox Information' request for remark.

The Pentagon in Washington, DC, on Might 10, 2023, in an aerial view. (DANIEL SLIM/AFP through Getty Photographs)

The revelation is the most recent controversy on the Pentagon, which earlier this 12 months endured the 'Signalgate' scandal. Discussions about army motion between Hegseth and a bunch of prime Trump officers had been leaked, regardless of being carried out on the encrypted app.

Then-national safety advisor Michael Waltz assumed "full accountability" for the misstep of together with the Atlantic's editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg on the Sign chat alongside Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, CIA Director John Ratcliffe and Hegseth.

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Within the aftermath of the unintended leak to a journalist about impending U.S. army strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen, Trump has remained firmly in Hegseth’s nook, providing public help.