The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) said on Monday it has started using polygraph tests to aid investigations aimed at identifying the source of leaks emanating from within the law enforcement agency.
“We can confirm the FBI has begun administering polygraph tests to identify the source of information leaks within the bureau,” the bureau’s public affairs office told Reuters in a statement.
Donald Trump’s administration has been cracking down on people who leak information to journalists since he returned to office in January.
Last week, the Republican US Department of Justice made it easier to subpoena records and testimony from journalists.
Oh, I am sure it is an psych tactic, they use it for hiring interviews and stuff, and I know they know it doesn’t work, like, in the way it is supposed to. So I am pretty sure it is a tactic to make them sweat, get them nervous, get them off their balance.
True! All of it is just a twitchy sweaty buttery maley mess isn’t it now?
I mean, it is the FBI, after all