Kash Patel made headlines late last month when the Senate voted largely along partisan lines to confirm him as FBI director.

Patel has pledged to reform the FBI, with one of his objectives being to kick out those who leak sensitive information. 

Patel "will not tolerate the dissemination of false information"

FBI spokesman Ben Williamson made that point clear in a statement provided to Just the News, saying, "Dishonest leakers will be identified and dealt with appropriately."

"Director Patel’s FBI will not tolerate the dissemination of false information designed to both undermine the FBI’s mission and put our brave agents at security risk," Williamson insisted.

Just the News went on to cite sources who indicated that the hunt for leakers is expected to be both "wide in scope" as well as "aggressive."

The investigation is expected to include the seizure of electronic devices and use of polygraphs along with referrals for criminal prosecution.

Story claims Patel wants a private security detail

Williamson dismissed a recent Wall Street Journal article which cited unnamed FBI sources who claimed that Patel is asking for a direct secure landline to the Oval Office.

The publication went on to allege that the FBI director has also "inquired about hiring his own private security detail."

"The director already gets a retinue of FBI agents tasked with ensuring his safety, but Patel asked about having a separate detail, in an apparent suggestion that he didn’t fully trust the FBI agents," the article read.

Patel isn't alone in being vexed over leakers within the FBI, as last month saw Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem blame them last month for compromising a planned raid by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in the Los Angeles area.

Details of Colorado ICE raid leaked to media

That situation was apparently not unique, as the Daily Caller reported that rogue FBI elements were also blamed for interfering with a raid in the Denver Metro area targeting members of the Tren De Aragua gang.

The operation ultimately netted far fewer individuals than the 100 criminal migrants which had been expected, a fact which rankled border czar Tom Homan.

"Op secs [operation security] is important," Homan told 9 News. "That's why when we go on these operations and the operations got leaked somehow, it makes us less successful."

"When you leak an operation that means more bad guys are not being arrested, which means more bad guys are walking the streets," Homan pointed out.