The Trump administration revives an old intimidation tactic: the polygraph machine
- Posted on June 5, 2025
- By CNN
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The Trump administration revives an old intimidation tactic: the polygraph machine
When President Ronald Reagan’s White House threatened thousands of government officials with polygraph exams, supposedly to protect classified data (but probably also to control press leaks), his Secretary of State George Shultz threatened to resign.
