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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
James Liddell

White House reportedly told Pete Hegseth’s team to stop doing polygraph tests after complaint

The White House has put a stop to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s alleged use of polygraph tests in an attempt to root out leakers to the press, according to a new report.

As Hegseth became embroiled in the Signalgate scandal, his team began administering polygraph tests in April to those in his inner circle, U.S. officials, and others with knowledge of the matter, according to The Washington Post.

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