"ProPublica's William Turton and Christopher Bing found no record of Bongino ever sitting for a polygraph, something insiders told them was unprecedented. Instead, they found that Patel personally issued the waiver that cleared Bongino for access despite the missing exam, a step former FBI officials said they had almost never seen granted at that level. Bongino, a former Secret Service agent who later became a prominent conservative media personality, was appointed as the bureau's No. 2 despite having no prior FBI experience."
"The deputy director receives some of the government's most sensitive intelligence, including the President's Daily Brief, which makes the absence of a standard vetting exam especially unusual, former officials told the outlet. Two other Patel-installed senior figures congressional liaison Marshall Yates and Patel's personal assistant Nicole Rucker did not clear their polygraph exam and were granted waivers by Patel, according to the report."
Kash Patel personally issued waivers that cleared Deputy Director Dan Bongino and two senior aides for access despite missing or failing standard polygraph examinations. Bongino reportedly never sat for a polygraph; Marshall Yates and Nicole Rucker did not clear theirs but received waivers. All three gained access to sensitive compartmented information (SCI). Former FBI officials said such high-level waivers were unprecedented and noted the deputy director role receives highly sensitive intelligence including the President's Daily Brief. An FBI spokesperson disputed claims about failed polygraphs and said the claims misrepresented polygraph protocol and the status of FBI employees.
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