Posted on 07/26/2025 4:48:12 PM PDT by Macho MAGA Man
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and his team have been ordered to cease polygraphs to stop leaks to the corporate media after an adviser complained to the White House.
The adviser in question, Patrick Weaver, complained to White House officials this spring that he was worried about being directed by Hegseth or another member of his team to submit to a polygraph test. Hegseth’s team started administering polygraph tests to people around the defense secretary in April.
The White House then intervened to stop the practice via a phone call by an individual close to the administration. The Post refused to name this person.
The Washington Post reported:
The White House intervention, which has not previously been reported, came in the form of a phone call by an individual close to the administration after Hegseth’s team had begun administering polygraph tests to people around the defense secretary in April, according to people familiar with the matter, who declined to identify the individual.
Before they were stopped, multiple tests were carried out over several weeks with approval by Hegseth and advice from Tim Parlatore, who has served as both Hegseth’s private attorney and a part-time military aide on his staff.
Weaver had previously served as a Republican congressional staff member and as an aide in the first Trump administration on the White House’s National Security Council and in the Department of Homeland Security. He remains an adviser to Hegseth.
By the time he approached the White House, polygraph tests already had been administered to members of the Joint Service Interagency Advisory Group (JSIAG), a team in Hegseth’s front office that was assembled to examine how to counter drug cartels and enhance security on the southern border, people familiar with the matter said.
(Excerpt) Read more at thegatewaypundit.com ...
It’s good to see the deep state top brass getting a lesson on leak discipline.
There are pathological liars out there that can easily pass a lie detector test. There’s a reason why they’re inadmissible in court.
It’s not a lie if you believe it.
Ok. Polygraphs twice as often.
Nice article. Leaves the reader none the wiser as to why Weaver would object
Bingo!
It's very considerate of Señor Weaver to self-identify as a domestic enemy.
(It’s not a lie if you believe it.)
Are you George Costanza?
I question if any of this is true. I don’t trust anything from the Washington Post.
If they don’t work and are unreliable tests, what’s the problem? If you are interviewed and are asked to stand up and then sit down, do you do it? Or protest?
It’s one piece of info. It does show stress and reactions to verbal and physical stimulus.
So, there is no reason to protest. It’s not a Lie Detector test. It’s a physical stress response test.
If Men can be Wyhmin, then a test can be anything it wants to be
“There are pathological liars out there that can easily pass a lie detector test. There’s a reason why they’re inadmissible in court.”
True, but they are used all the time as a condition of parole and probation in in the criminal justice business.
So many fall for this crap. Anyone in the US Miltary is subject to lie detector tests.
All the Obama Generals and top civilians need to be reassigned to field units.
The leaky bucket (WH) still drips eternally...
What is worse, the President endorses the leaks by stopping the only investigative tool...
Yikes!
The chicoms and American Communists are all jumping for joy...
Lets just call it a stress analysis test looking into the well being and job satisfaction of senior DOD employees. Also don’t you basically sign your civil rights away when you sign employment contracts in positions where you handle Top Secret data.
“””(It’s not a lie if you believe it.)
Are you George Costanza?””
The great philosiphizer George Costanza.
IF IT IS GOOD ENOUGH FOR “MAURY” & STEVE WILKOS-—IT SHOULD BE GOOD ENOUGH FOR THE FED.
Polygraph is standard procedure for anyone who needs a Top Secret clearance. No good reason to object to this.
sounds like weaver needs a test
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