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FBI chief Kash Patel orders polygraphs for staff in attempt to flush out leaks

The Independent·Joe Sommerlad·25 days ago
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Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. All News Sport Culture Lifestyle Kash Patel Threatened FBI Staff With Polygraphs Over His Missing Bourbon Bottle: Former FBI Agent FBI Director Kash Patel has reportedly ordered lie detector tests for over two dozen current and former security detail members and IT professionals to identify leakers, following an unflattering article in The Atlantic . Sources claim Patel is in “panic mode” and has isolated himself from senior bureau leaders, though FBI spokesman Ben Williamson denies these allegations, stating Patel is in regular meetings and the claims are false. The Atlantic article last month accused Patel of habitual excessive drinking and paranoia, leading him to file a $250 million defamation lawsuit and reportedly launch a criminal leak investigation, which the bureau denies.…

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