The former intelligence chief described the public feud between the leaders of the FBI and the Department of Justice as a “circus.”

Some senior officials who took the test were asked whether they said anything negative about Director Kash Patel, in a highly unusual use of the tool.

Since Kash Patel became FBI director, the bureau has expanded its use of polygraph tests to root out internal critics and leakers, with some employees questioned about speaking negatively of Patel. Former officials call the move politically charged,

The clash between the deputy FBI director and the attorney general has exposed tensions in Trump’s inner sanctum.

FBI Director Kash Patel is reportedly weighing his resignation in a show of solidarity with Deputy Director Dan Bongino, following a heated fallout between Bongino and Attorney General Pam Bondi, according to a New York Post report.