Despite various media accounts detailing leaks, President Donald Trump’s Department of Justice (DOJ) has yet to charge anyone accused of leaking information.
Recently, it was reported that the Trump administration took significant steps to uncover possible leaks. The Department of Defense (DOD) is now utilizing lie detector tests on employees to pinpoint those responsible for unauthorized disclosures to the media.
Other agencies, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), are also conducting polygraph tests in similar efforts.
In April, the office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) alerted the DOJ to two suspected leakers, with Tulsi Gabbard, the DNI, indicating that a third leaker would soon be introduced.
According to a spokesperson, ODNI is currently looking into 12 additional leaks.
A month ago, DHS Chief Christa Noem claimed her department had identified a leaker and reported them to the DOJ.
Despite numerous attempts over several months to expose leakers and their channels, concrete results have yet to emerge from the Trump administration.
While the DOJ has charged at least one individual for leaking confidential information, it turns out that this case involves attempts to share national defense information with a foreign agent, rather than leaking to the press.
The Trump administration is grappling with a series of significant leaks. For instance, in March, Jeffrey Goldberg from The Atlantic reported on internal discussions relating to military plans, involving high-level staff such as Chief Pete Hegseth and Vice President JD Vance.
In June, CNN revealed a leaked preliminary Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) report concerning U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities, which was reported as only having temporarily hindered Iran’s nuclear program.
Following this disclosure, Trump is said to have moved towards restricting the sharing of classified information with Congress.
Most recently, Axios obtained a note from a joint FBI and DOJ investigation, concluding that convicted financier Jeffrey Epstein did not have a client list and died by suicide.
