White House staff may face lie detector tests in hunt for leaker
Senior figures are discussing “leaks of classified material threatening national security”.
The Trump administration is stepping up efforts to crack down on leaks amid growing anger in the White House.
The attorney general and the national intelligence director are set to discuss what the Justice Department calls “leaks of classified material threatening national security”.
A presidential adviser has raised the possibility of lie detector tests for the small number of people in the West Wing and elsewhere with access to transcripts of President Donald Trump’s phone calls.
The Washington Post has published written accounts of his conversations with the leaders of Mexico and Australia.
Trump adviser Kellyanne Conway told Fox & Friends: “It’s easier to figure out who’s leaking than the leakers may realise.”
Asked if lie detectors might be used, she said: “Well, they may, they may not.”
Attorney general Jeff Sessions and his deputy, Rod Rosenstein, are holding a news conference at the Justice Department with Dan Coats, the director of national intelligence, and William Evanina, the government’s top counter-intelligence executive.
Mr Trump complained on Twitter last week that Mr Sessions was “weak” when it comes to cracking down on leaks of classified information.
