The Joe Kent Story Goes Deeper Into The Weeds
There was an initial hint in the morning's news that there might be more to the Joe Kent story : According to Semafor, Joe Kent, the top counterterrorism official who just resigned in protest of the Iran war, is under FBI investigation for leaking classified information. The investigation predates Kent’s departure, Semafor’s White House correspondent reported. Joe Kent resigned on Tuesday and said the US started the war against Iran due to pressure from Israel. That immediately fed my instinct that anyone who resigns in that sort of public fit is likely about to be shown the door and knows it. It does appear that Kent had been a behind-the-scenes source for Tucker Carlson at least since the runup to Operation Midnight Hammer on June 22, 2025: On Wednesday, Fox News’ Mark Levin accused Joe Kent, the former director of the National Counterterrorism Center who resigned in protest of the Trump administration’s ongoing operation on Iran on Tuesday, of telling Tucker Car...