Top military officials faced polygraphs over leaks on munitions, sources say
Summary
Top U.S. military officials were given lie detector tests this summer as part of an investigation into leaks of secret information about advanced weapons. No one was found guilty of leaking, and the investigation involved many high-ranking officials but not all of them.Key Facts
- Some of the highest-ranking U.S. military leaders took polygraph (lie detector) tests regarding secret weapon information leaked to the media.
- The leak concerned the rapid use of advanced U.S. munitions during an ongoing war.
- President Donald Trump was very upset about these leaks.
- Several dozen officials, including commanders at U.S. Central Command, were tested.
- No official failed the lie detector questions about leaking information.
- Not all leaders were tested; for example, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff was not tested.
- The Pentagon and Justice Department created a task force to find and prosecute leak suspects.
- The FBI did not conduct these polygraph tests; military investigators did.
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