# Why has the Trump administration ordered staff to take polygraph tests?

https://mins.news/en/item/46656

- Al Jazeera, 2026-09-05 13:54 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/5/why-has-the-trump-administration-ordered-staff-to-take-polygraph-tests?traffic_source=rss

> Reports of dwindling US weapons stocks have prompted an unusually broad Pentagon search for leakers. About 50 Joint Staff military and civilian officials reportedly took polygraph tests in August, while the Justice Department and FBI are involved in an investigation into suspected disclosures of classified information. Trump has called the reporting “treasonous statements” and vowed to pursue those behind the leaks.

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