{"id":2960,"date":"2001-04-06T15:30:56","date_gmt":"2001-04-06T20:30:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antipolygraph.org\/blog\/?p=2960"},"modified":"2026-05-17T08:36:26","modified_gmt":"2026-05-17T13:36:26","slug":"freeh-other-fbi-leaders-to-take-polygraph-tests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antipolygraph.org\/blog\/2001\/04\/06\/freeh-other-fbi-leaders-to-take-polygraph-tests\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Freeh, Other FBI Leaders to Take Polygraph Tests&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry\">\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kevin Johnson reports for <em>USA Today.<\/em> Excerpt:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>WASHINGTON &#8212; FBI Director Louis Freeh and other top bureau leaders will take polygraph tests as part of a security crackdown that has followed the arrest of alleged spy Robert Hanssen, officials said Thursday.<\/p><p>Freeh will answer standard questions about his access to classified information. Similar questions are being asked of hundreds of senior agents as the FBI investigates damage caused by Hanssen&#8217;s alleged spying.<\/p><p>Freeh&#8217;s participation is seen as a largely symbolic gesture aimed at encouraging hundreds of senior agents to submit to the tests willingly. Senior FBI agents often have resisted polygraph exams, also called lie detector tests, because of questions about the tests&#8217; accuracy.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kevin Johnson reports for USA Today. Excerpt: WASHINGTON &#8212; FBI Director Louis Freeh and other top bureau leaders will take polygraph tests as part of a security crackdown that has followed the arrest of alleged spy Robert Hanssen, officials said Thursday. Freeh will answer standard questions about his access to classified information. 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