The White House recently stepped in to stop a series of lie detector tests ordered by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to search for people leaking information to the news media. Knewz.com has learned that the intervention from the White House came in the form of a phone call by an individual close to the administration that ultimately led to halting the polygraph testing initiative. White House intervenes after Weaver flags lie detector test According to multiple U.S. officials familiar with the