A new report from the Wall Street Journal shows that Hegseth is starting to see elusive leakers in his nightmares. According to the outlet, Hegseth threatened top officials with lie-detector tests to root out media sources on recent embarrassing stories.

https://archive.ph/dJ74K

  • Kazumara@discuss.tchncs.de
    22·
    12 hours ago

    “The extraordinary thing is that lie detector tests are being threatened not to uncover potential anti-President Trump civil servants but to catch political appointees suspected of leaking classified or sensitive information,” a source in defense told the paper.

    Sorry what? How is that extraordinary? The opposite, which seems like the sources preferred suggestion, seems way worse?! Loyalty tests are not justified by anything, leaking classified information could at least be a crime providing some justification.

    • frezik@midwest.social
      5·
      10 hours ago

      Well, we do know of several political appointees who leaked classified information. Didn’t even need a polygraph; they just told a journalist.

    • _cryptagion [he/him]@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      51·
      10 hours ago

      Leaking classified information should not be a crime because the government should not be allowed to keep secrets from the sole source of its power.