Fired General's Polygraph May Break Privacy Laws

A Pentagon official says Lt. Gen. Brett Sylvia failed three polygraphs and was pulled from the Joint Staff over alleged leaks. CBS couldn't verify it, and no evidence came with it. Around here, a claim with nothing behind it is a fence with no posts. Former Army officer Cody Harnish put it bluntly: "This is a Privacy Act violation." Another former officer disagreed, which is what happens when you ask two lawyers one question. Axios says Sylvia admitted leaking to reporters, per an internal report CBS hasn't seen. The New York Times says he denied sharing sensitive information. The matter was referred to the Justice Department, which is where paperwork goes to wait. I've seen smarter decisions made by a cow stuck in a gate.

“This is a Privacy Act violation,”Cody Harnish, former Army officer and private defense attorney, via CBS News

“This unreliable junk information is being allowed to stand in for like actual evidence”Frank Rosenblatt, president of the National Institute of Military Justice, via CBS News