Kash Patel ordered polygraphs of more than two dozen members of his team, sources tell MS NOW [View all]
Source: MS Now
FBI director Kash Patel has ordered the polygraphing of more than two dozen former and current members of his security detail and other staff and has been described as in panic mode to save his job and find leakers among his team, according to two people briefed on the development.
Patel has walled himself off from some senior bureau leaders this week in the wake of multiple media reports that raised red flags about his leadership, according to three people familiar with his recent actions. Two of the people told MS NOW that the director ordered the polygraphing this week of the former and current security detail members, as well as several information technology staff.
The director also has avoided meeting this week with some key operational leaders of the bureau, the people said, raising concern inside the FBI about Patel’s ability to stay abreast of pressing threats and investigations in order to make the best decisions.
FBI spokesman Ben Williamson declined to comment on whether Patel has ordered polygraphs. He disputed claims that the director was walled off from his senior staff, saying Patel has regularly met with operational leaders including his two deputy directors, assistant directors and an intelligence briefing team.
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