Former Director of the US National Counterterrorism Center Joe Kent Under FBI Investigation
USA – The former director of the US National Counterterrorism Center Joe Kent, who resigned on Tuesday in protest over the Iran war, is currently under an FBI investigation on suspicion of leaking classified information, according to reports on Wednesday.
Administration officials had long labeled Kent a “known leaker” and barred him from presidential briefings, sources told Axios.
He was suspected of passing information to conservative commentator Tucker Carlson and at least one other podcaster. The FBI is also examining leaked intelligence related to Iran and Israel, according to one source.
Kent did not respond to requests for comment, Axios said.
A 20-year US Army Special Forces veteran and former CIA paramilitary officer, Kent told Carlson on Wednesday that Iran posed no imminent threat to the United States and accused pro-Israel lobbyists and think tanks of undermining diplomatic efforts by shifting Washington’s red line on Tehran’s nuclear program.
