FBI Director Kash Patel is making bureau staff take polygraph tests to root out anyone who’s been talking trash about him, according to a report. Patel has ramped up the FBI’s use of the lie-detector tests—often deemed too unreliable to use as evidence in criminal courts—in order to keep tabs on his own people and stamp out leaks.

Since taking over as FBI director, Kash Patel has dramatically increased the use of polygraph tests inside the bureau, not just to vet security risks,.

The FBI blocked an investigation into an alleged Chinese effort to meddle in the 2020 election to help former President Joe Biden because it would have made then-Director Christopher Wray look

The Justice Department acknowledged Wednesday that it had opened criminal probes into former FBI director James B. Comey and former CIA director John Brennan — two frequent targets of President Donald Trump who played roles in the investigation into his 2016 campaign’s ties to Russia.

The two men are longtime critics of President Trump.

WASHINGTON — FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino butted heads with Attorney General Pam Bondi earlier this week over the Trump administration’s handling of its Jeffrey Epstein investigation — including a purported review of the late pedophile ‘s so-called “client list” that officials now say never existed.

Since Kash Patel became FBI director, the bureau has expanded its use of polygraph tests to root out internal critics and leakers, with some employees questioned about speaking negatively of Patel. Former officials call the move politically charged,

He's being vilified by Trump and his supporters as a 'deep state' actor who attempted to undermine his presidency.

One agent was specifically asked if they had made any negative remarks about Patel, while another was reportedly grilled as part of an internal investigation into who leaked details about the director’s unusual request for a service weapon.

Aggressive loyalty tests, internal purges, and politicized leadership are transforming the FBI under Trump’s new appointees, insiders warn.

The scheme would have contradicted then-FBI Director Christopher Wray’s congressional testimony, newly released documents show.