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White House, Hegseth and polygraph test

White House orders Hegseth to stop polygraphs on Pentagon staff suspected of leaking: report
A current adviser to Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth alerted senior officials in the Trump administration of the use of polygraphs to find leakers at the Pentagon.
White House likely 'not thrilled' as it's 'blindsided' by Hegseth report: GOP insider
Reports that Defense Secretary Pete Hegsethmay already be looking for what comes next in his career after leaving his Fox News gig to become defense secretary, where he has become a constant source of controversy,
White House stops defense chief polygraph tests on media leakers after adviser complaint: Report
Senior adviser complaint prompts White House to halt polygraph checks on Pentagon staff, says The Washington Post - Anadolu Ajansı
White House reportedly told Pete Hegseth’s team to stop doing polygraph tests after complaint
Defense Secretary’s senior adviser, Patrick Weaver, reportedly objected after learning he could be next in line for a lie detector test
White House forced to intervene again after Hegseth sets off alarms at Pentagon: report
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth received a sharp phone call from the White House over his wide use of polygraphs at the Pentagon which infuriated one official with close ties to Donald Trump advisor Stephen Miller.
White House Forces Hegseth to Stop Polygraphing Employees He Suspects of Media Leaks: Report
Pete Hegseth was forced to stop polygraph testing his staff after the White House intervened on behalf of an irate Defense Department employee allied with President Donald Trump and Stephen Miller.
Paranoid Pete Hegseth Ordered to Quit Polygraphing Pentagon Staffers
The White House was forced to intervene to put an end to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s routine use of polygraph tests on his own staff. According to The Washington Post, a top aide to the Defense chief complained to the White House that he could be subject to a lie detector as Hegseth’s campaign to stamp out the endless Pentagon media leaks raged.
Pete Hegseth ordered to stop polygraph testing defense officials in effort to snag leakers
The White House reportedly ordered Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to stop using polygraph tests on members of his department to find media leakers.

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