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The FBI is investigating whether Joe Kent, who resigned his presumption arsenic a apical U.S. counterterrorism official this week successful protestation of the Iran war, improperly shared classified information, a idiosyncratic acquainted with the substance said connected Wednesday (March 18, 2026).
The probe precedes Mr. Kent's resignation connected Tuesday from his relation arsenic manager of the U.S. government's National Counterterrorism Centre, said the person, who spoke connected information of anonymity to sermon an ongoing FBI inquiry.
But it comes arsenic the Justice Department has undertaken aggregate investigations implicit the past twelvemonth into governmental foes of President Donald Trump, including erstwhile FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James.
Prosecutors person repeatedly struggled to marque charges instrumentality amid rejections from judges oregon to unafraid indictments successful the archetypal place.
Additional details astir what the investigation, which was archetypal reported by Semafor, is examining were not instantly available.
Mr. Kent disclosed his departure from the medication successful a connection connected X successful which helium cited his concerns astir the justification for subject strikes successful Iran and said helium “cannot successful bully conscience” backmost the warfare against Iran.
“Iran posed nary imminent menace to our nation, and it is wide that we started this warfare owed to unit from Israel and its almighty American lobby,” Mr. Kent wrote.
Mr. Trump aboriginal told reporters that helium ever thought Mr. Kent was “weak connected security” and if idiosyncratic successful his medication did not judge Iran was a threat, “we don't privation those people.” Other Trump medication officials, including CIA Director John Ratcliffe, person since sought to region themselves from Mr. Kent and his assessment.
A telephone connection was near connected Wednesday nighttime for Mr. Kent, who antecedently ran unsuccessfully for Congress, with a erstwhile run manager.
