"He left quite an online paper trail and he has been monitored for months. He's going to try to say this was in retaliation for his resignation, but it's the other way around: He quit because he's under investigation and he knew it."
"Joe Kent was right. Therefore, Joe Kent must be destroyed. And there is, of course, this ongoing effort to do that, to dismiss Joe Kent as a tool of the Islamists, or a leaker."
"One of the sources said Kent was suspected of leaking to Tucker Carlson and another conservative podcaster. That source said the FBI was also examining leaked intel related to Israel and Iran."
Joe Kent, who led the National Counterterrorism Center, resigned following an FBI investigation into suspected leaks of classified information. Administration officials characterized him as a known leaker and removed him from presidential briefings. The investigation examined potential leaks to Tucker Carlson and another conservative podcaster, with particular focus on intelligence related to Israel and Iran. Sources indicated Kent left an extensive online paper trail and had been monitored for months. Kent subsequently appeared on Carlson's show, where Carlson defended him as a victim of retaliation for his critical stance on war and Israel policy. The timing of Kent's resignation while under investigation raised questions about why he had not been immediately terminated.
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