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Algernon Moncrieff

(5,781 posts) Sun Sep 23, 2018, 11:12 AM Sep 2018

What happened with polygraphing the White House staff to find the op-ed writer?

Who did it turn out to be and what happened to that person?

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What happened with polygraphing the White House staff to find the op-ed writer? (Original Post) Algernon Moncrieff Sep 2018 OP

They didn't, and they haven't. The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2018 #1

Read an article that Fox and Friends could not get over the hypocrisy of attacking Dr. Ford over Fred Sanders Sep 2018 #4

Polygraphy is not reliable flyingfysh Sep 2018 #2

See... PoliticAverse Sep 2018 #3

Fascinating Algernon Moncrieff Sep 2018 #6

Trump never follows through on anything Gothmog Sep 2018 #5

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,576 posts)

1. They didn't, and they haven't.

Reply to Algernon Moncrieff (Original post)

Sun Sep 23, 2018, 11:14 AM

Sep 2018

Fred Sanders

(23,946 posts)

4. Read an article that Fox and Friends could not get over the hypocrisy of attacking Dr. Ford over

Reply to The Velveteen Ocelot (Reply #1)

Sun Sep 23, 2018, 11:21 AM

Sep 2018

the unreliability of a polygraph...and then screaming at the WH to administer dozens of them!

And we all know who is running the show over in the Swamp.

flyingfysh

(1,990 posts)

2. Polygraphy is not reliable

Reply to Algernon Moncrieff (Original post)

Sun Sep 23, 2018, 11:19 AM

Sep 2018

That is why it is not allowed as evidence in court. It is possible to train people to beat the machine, and in some cases, spies have occupied high positions in American intelligence agencies for years before eventually getting caught. But they always passed their polygraph exams.