FEMA chief given lie detector test after leak of private meeting

[demmiblue]

Source: Politico

The head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency was given a lie detector test by the Department of Homeland Security to determine if he leaked information about a recent private meeting concerning FEMA, two former senior FEMA officials told POLITICO’s E&E News.

The test was given to FEMA acting Administrator Cameron Hamilton after he met March 25 with Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and Corey Lewandowski, an adviser to President Donald Trump, those people said. The test was given within two days of the meeting and cleared Hamilton.

DHS acknowledged the test in an email.

“Under Secretary Noem’s leadership, DHS is unapologetic about its efforts to root out leakers that undermine national security. We are agnostic about your standing, tenure, political appointment or status as a career civil servant — we will track down leakers and prosecute them to the fullest extent of the law,” Homeland Security Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs Tricia McLaughlin wrote.

Read more: https://www.politico.com/news/2025/04/04/fema-chief-given-lie-detector-test-after-leak-of-private-meeting-politico-00272302

[AZJonnie]

1. Another day, more fascist bullshit from this regime

Anyone know what this 'leak' supposedly was? My bet is that it was in no way 'national security' related, probably something about budget cuts or how they're going to fuck over blue states in any way possible.

[Danascot]

3. ... or maybe

drug abuse, alcoholism, pedophilia, financial scandal or couch abuse.

[BoRaGard]

2. G.O.P. Fascism is on the March against America & Democracy

[Irish_Dem]

4. Will torture be next?

Kristi Noem could make a fabulous torture porn video.

[barbtries]

5. ah. palace intrigue.

if only we could all just sit back and watch them eat each other alive.

we don't have that luxury.

[Trumpdumper]

6. Hmmm. .. two other suspects

With the FEMA head cleared, that means there’s a 100% chance the leaker was Noem or Lewandowski. My money is on the former, trying to thread the political needle by sending out an SOS for a future claim of “independence” instead of doing the honorable thing: resigning and, in so doing, bravely and publicly disassociating herself from this nonsense.

[mahina]

7. this right here needs to be an OP

good thinking, thank you

[intheflow]

8. Well, this is just begging for another lawsuit.

First of all, there are federal whistleblower protection laws. And second, lie detector tests are notoriously ineffective in actually rooting out lies. But this regime has never embraced facts, so why would they start now?

[eringer]

9. Talking in Her Sleep

Kristi talks in her sleep.

[tanyev]

10. Kristi and Corey still very chummy then?

[mdbl]

11. So much for transparency in government