Posted on 03/19/2026 7:09:35 AM PDT by Milagros
The probe predates Kent's departure from government, according to sources familiar with the matter.
The FBI is investigating former National Counterterrorism Center Director Joe Kent over allegations that he leaked classified information, according to three sources familiar with the matter.
The probe predates Kent’s departure from government, sources told Fox News Digital.
The FBI declined Fox News' request for comment.
Fox News Digital has reached out to Kent by phone and email for comment.
Kent resigned Tuesday from his role as the nation’s top counterterrorism official, citing opposition to the U.S. war against Iran.
In a public statement, Kent said he "cannot in good conscience support the ongoing war," arguing that Iran posed no imminent threat and that the conflict marked a break from the administration’s prior approach to avoiding prolonged wars in the Middle East.
A senior administration official previously told Fox News Digital that Kent was a "known leaker" who had been cut out of intelligence briefings months before his resignation.
It is unclear whether the FBI investigation is related to those concerns or to a separate matter.
Kent, a former Army Green Beret and CIA paramilitary officer, was appointed to lead the National Counterterrorism Center in early 2025. He is a Gold Star spouse.
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Loose Lips Kent
I think that was Hegseth.
Same old story from liberals. If you get caught with your hands in the cookie jar, blame the owner of the house for letting you into it trusting you not to steal the cookies. Alinsky.
wy69
No, if my memory serves me correctly, Hegseth USED signal chat in a way that some people thought was insecure (even though it was a government approved tool at the time for secure communications) but someone got on the chat who shouldn’t have been there, and the question was: who was on that chat and released the contents of the chat?
If that is in error, just say so, because I am going from memory.
Bongino is destroying this guy on his podcast on rumble right now. Calling him a liar.
Maybe he quit because he knew they were onto him and he has better legal options as a non-government employee.
Tucker will still defend him as a victim.
It was a smart move for Joe to get out in front of this investigation now he can claim he’s a victim of the administration trying to silence him.
Another example of going after somebody because they wouldn’t go along with the narrative. so I’m supposed to believe that all of a sudden this guy is a leaker and everything else because he started seeing things from the inside from the outside and decided that the war was unnecessary.
So what happens politics of personal destruction, takeover, destroys somebody’s reputation and everything else you can.
I'm supposed to believe a guy that was saying that Iran was a threat, but married a lefty and suddenly now says it isn't.
So what happens politics of personal destruction, takeover, destroys Trump's reputation and everything else you can.
It’s very sad what’s happened to Bongino. He’s no longer his own man. He shredded whatever credibility he had by making ridiculous statements on various issues related to Jeff Epstein. Clearly someone “got to him” during his FBI tenure and turned him into a mouthpiece for deep-state propaganda.
Bongino has always been a clown.
And not one interview/investigation as to why Bonginio was a gov’t failure.
Uh huh. We’re supposed to have amnesia and forget that Bongino went into office with guns blazing about how the Epstein files were going to rock the political world... and came out with his tail between his legs sheepishly mouthing talking points along the lines of “nothing to see there, move along.” Okay, sure.
Cause youre wrong. Three mi ths ago he was all gor attaking Iran.
I’ve seen your “objective reality” posts on biblical interpretation. More like cuckoo for coco-puffs.
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