Following a news leak regarding a meeting between FEMA's acting administrator Cameron Hamilton and Homeland Security director Kirsti Noem, Hamilton was subjected to a polygraph test. This test, often critiqued as unreliable, was part of DHS's commitment to identify and prosecute leakers. Noem had expressed intentions to reduce FEMA's funding and transfer its duties to states, leading to media coverage. However, polygraph results aren’t typically admissible in court, raising doubt about their effectiveness in legal action against leakers.
The department confirmed in a statement to Politico that the test had taken place - and said it had cleared the interim FEMA head.
Under Secretary Noem's leadership, DHS is unapologetic about its efforts to root out leakers that undermine national security.
It's hard to imagine anyone being prosecuted based on the results, because polygraph results themselves are generally not admissible in court.
Polygraph tests were not invented to detect lies; they were created to monitor a patient's physiological responses.
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