"The FBI has opened an investigation into Joe Kent, the former Trump administration National Counterterrorism Center director who resigned from his position earlier this week in protest of the decision to go to war with Iran. According to reporting from Semafor, which cited four sources with knowledge of the inquiry, Kent is being investigated over allegations that he improperly leaked classified information."
"The newly revealed investigation "adds to the scrutiny the Trump administration has faced for weaponizing federal law enforcement to target the president's political enemies," HuffPost's Li Zhou pointed out. The sources told the publication that the inquiry pre-dated Kent's resignation, but the timing of this revelation - on top of the administration routinely using the Department of Justice (DOJ) to go after perceived enemies of President Donald Trump - raises doubts about the agency's motivations."
""I cannot in good conscience support the ongoing war in Iran. Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation," he said. That same source indicated that Kent would likely claim he's being retaliated against based on his resignation. "But it's the other way around," that source insisted. "He quit because he's under investigation.""
Joe Kent, former National Counterterrorism Center director under Trump, resigned in protest over a decision to go to war with Iran, stating Iran posed no imminent threat. The FBI subsequently opened an investigation into Kent for allegedly improperly leaking classified information related to Israel and Iran. Sources indicate the inquiry predated his resignation, though the timing alongside the Trump administration's documented pattern of using the DOJ against perceived political enemies raises questions about investigative motivations. Kent reportedly left an online paper trail and had been monitored for months. Sources suggest Kent may claim retaliation, though they counter that he resigned because he was already under investigation.
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