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President Trump is facing this public break within his own national security team during the war with Iran. Joe Kent is accusing the administration of going into that war over what he says are lies. In *** letter on social media, Kent said Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation, and it is clear that we started this war due to pressure from Israel and its powerful American lobby. President Trump brushed off the resignation and bla. Kent’s claim when somebody is working with us that says they didn’t think Iran was *** threat, we don’t want those people because, and there are some people I guess I would say that, but they’re not smart people or they’re not savvy people. Kent led one of the government’s central counterterrorism hubs. The National Counterterrorism Center helps coordinate terrorism intelligence across the CIA, FBI, and Pentagon. He was appointed last. By Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, and his military background made him *** credible national security voice for many Trump supporters. His exit also comes at *** moment of heightened concern about threats here at home after recent violent attacks in Michigan, New York, and Virginia. And tomorrow the heads of the CIA, the FBI, and the Director of National Intelligence are expected to testify on Capitol Hill. This is one of many topics expected to be discussed at the White House in Christopher Sales.
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The FBI is investigating whether Joe Kent, who resigned his position as a top counterterrorism official this week in protest of the Iran war, improperly shared classified information, a person familiar with the matter told the Associated Press on Wednesday.The investigation precedes Kent’s resignation Tuesday from his role as director of the U.S. government’s National Counterterrorism Center, said the person, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss an ongoing FBI inquiry.But it comes as the Justice Department has undertaken multiple investigations over the last year into political foes of President Donald Trump, including former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James. Prosecutors have repeatedly struggled to make charges stick amid rejections from judges or to secure indictments in the first place.Additional details about what the investigation, which was first reported by Semafor, is examining were not immediately available.Multiple other news outlets, including The New York Times, ABC News, CBS News, NBC News, and others, also reported late Wednesday night that sources familiar with the matter have said the FBI is investigating.Kent disclosed his departure from the administration in a statement on X in which he cited his concerns about the justification for military strikes in Iran and said he “cannot in good conscience” back the war against Iran.“Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation, and it is clear that we started this war due to pressure from Israel and its powerful American lobby,” Kent wrote.Trump later told reporters that he always thought Kent was “weak on security” and if someone in his administration did not believe Iran was a threat, “we don’t want those people.” Other Trump administration officials, including CIA Director John Ratcliffe, have since sought to distance themselves from Kent and his assessment.A phone message was left on Wednesday night for Kent, who previously ran unsuccessfully for Congress, with a former campaign manager.
The FBI is investigating whether Joe Kent, who resigned his position as a top counterterrorism official this week in protest of the Iran war, improperly shared classified information, a person familiar with the matter told the Associated Press on Wednesday.
The investigation precedes Kent’s resignation Tuesday from his role as director of the U.S. government’s National Counterterrorism Center, said the person, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss an ongoing FBI inquiry.
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But it comes as the Justice Department has undertaken multiple investigations over the last year into political foes of President Donald Trump, including former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James. Prosecutors have repeatedly struggled to make charges stick amid rejections from judges or to secure indictments in the first place.
Additional details about what the investigation, which was first reported by Semafor, is examining were not immediately available.
Multiple other news outlets, including The New York Times, ABC News, CBS News, NBC News, and others, also reported late Wednesday night that sources familiar with the matter have said the FBI is investigating.
Kent disclosed his departure from the administration in a statement on X in which he cited his concerns about the justification for military strikes in Iran and said he “cannot in good conscience” back the war against Iran.
“Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation, and it is clear that we started this war due to pressure from Israel and its powerful American lobby,” Kent wrote.
Trump later told reporters that he always thought Kent was “weak on security” and if someone in his administration did not believe Iran was a threat, “we don’t want those people.” Other Trump administration officials, including CIA Director John Ratcliffe, have since sought to distance themselves from Kent and his assessment.
A phone message was left on Wednesday night for Kent, who previously ran unsuccessfully for Congress, with a former campaign manager.
