{"id":2581701,"date":"2026-03-19T11:33:59","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T15:33:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-report-joe-kent-under-fbi-investigation-for-leaking-classified-information-investigation-began-before-departure-he-blamed-on-iran-disagreement\/"},"modified":"2026-03-19T11:37:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T15:37:06","slug":"breaking-report-joe-kent-under-fbi-investigation-for-leaking-classified-information-investigation-began-before-departure-he-blamed-on-iran-disagreement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-report-joe-kent-under-fbi-investigation-for-leaking-classified-information-investigation-began-before-departure-he-blamed-on-iran-disagreement\/","title":{"rendered":"Breaking Report: Joe Kent Under FBI Investigation for Leaking Classified Information &#8211; Investigation Began Before Departure He Blamed on Iran Disagreement"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">42<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbreaking-report-joe-kent-under-fbi-investigation-for-leaking-classified-information-investigation-began-before-departure-he-blamed-on-iran-disagreement%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2581701&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>This article analyzes Joe Kent\u2019s sudden resignation from his role as Director of the National Counterterrorism Center and his rapid shift in Iran policy, arguing the move reads more like political calculation and media strategy than a principled change of heart.It casts doubt on his stated reasons for opposing the iran war, noting his past support for a preemptive strike against Iran and suggesting the timing and public relations after his resignation were aimed at maximizing exposure and influence.<\/p>\n<p>Key points:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Kent resigns citing concerns that Iran posed no imminent threat and that the war was driven by Israel and its lobby.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; He publicly aired these views on X after leaving the administration, signaling a sharp reversal from earlier positions.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The piece points to Kent\u2019s post-resignation media tour on pro-Israel and anti-war platforms, including appearances on high-profile conservative programs.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; It cites a Semafor report indicating the FBI was investigating Kent for leaking classified details, with no comment from the White House or FBI.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Critics referenced in the article view his turnaround as convenient and opportunistic, not a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >genuine conscience-based shift<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The piece situates the episode within broader debates about leaks, insider politics, and media dynamics in recent U.S. politics.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Joe Kent, the newly minted darling of the isolationist wings of both American political parties, says he left President Donald Trump&rsquo;s administration due to his qualms over the U.S. making sure Iran couldn&rsquo;t bully the entire Middle East &mdash; at least he says.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I cannot in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-tuck-female-draft-into-defense-bill\/\" title=\"Democrats Tuck Female Draft Into Defense Bill\">good conscience support<\/a> the ongoing war in Iran. Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation, and it is clear that we started this war due to pressure from Israel and its powerful American lobby,&rdquo; now-former National Counterterrorism Center Director Kent wrote on X after his resignation on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">After much reflection, I have decided to resign from my position as Director of the National Counterterrorism Center, effective today.<\/p>\n<p>I cannot in good conscience support the ongoing war in Iran. Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation, and it is clear that we started this&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/prtu86DpEr\">pic.twitter.com\/prtu86DpEr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Joe Kent (@joekent16jan19) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/joekent16jan19\/status\/2033897242986209689?\">March 17, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>There were more than a few things about this that smelled of gas-station sushi. For instance, Kent was on record in the past as believing a preemptive <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/dems-shill-iran-trump-reports-claim-iranian-security-raping-women-badly-need-colostomy-bags-hysterectomies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">attack on Iran<\/a> was actually a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-trump-hits-kamala-hard-brings-up-her-marxist-dad-as-debate-gets-fiery\/\" title=\"Watch ... Hits Kamala Hard, Brings Up Her &#039;Marxist&#039; Dad as Debate Gets Fiery\">good thing &#038;mdash<\/a>; and back when Tehran posed much more of a threat, to boot:<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadAnyclip() { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst container=document.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!container) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=\"https:\/\/player.anyclip.com\/anyclip-widget\/lre-widget\/prod\/v1\/src\/lre.js\"; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"pubname\", \"westernjournalcom\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"widgetname\", \"001w000001jULVcAAO_M12924\");  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ append inside the container so player shows in correct spot \t\t\t\t\t\tcontainer.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadAnyclip(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #anyclipvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#anyclipvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">BOOM. &#128165; Trump Just posted!<\/p>\n<p>Joe Kent&rsquo;s OWN statement on Iran being a direct threat! What a PHONY Joe Kent is! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Jq3KbxUOD5\">pic.twitter.com\/Jq3KbxUOD5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; J (@JayTC53) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JayTC53\/status\/2034076318220816886?\">March 18, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Joe Kent 3 months ago: Iran is an imminent threat<\/p>\n<p>Joe Kent now: Iran isn&rsquo;t a threat and we are controlled by Israel&hellip; also I&rsquo;m speaking at an event with Candace Owens and I&rsquo;ll be on Tucker&rsquo;s show!<\/p>\n<p>Super organic stuff guys. Nothing to see here &#129760;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/13QJ2HeVtK\">pic.twitter.com\/13QJ2HeVtK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Mikale Olson (@realmikolson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realmikolson\/status\/2034276647428395385?\">March 18, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>And then there was the fact that his sudden volte-face was accompanied by starting a near-immediate tour of the usual pro-Iran isolationist-friendly podcasts, starting with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/disaster-tucker-carlson-literally-millions-nicotine-pouches-hijacked-la-pirates\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tucker Carlson&rsquo;s<\/a>. That&rsquo;s certainly his right, as a private citizen, but to be head of the National Counterterrorism Center at the beginning of the week and talking to the right&rsquo;s foremost critic of military force in Iran is, you know, a <em>choice<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Now we have a better idea why Kent has not only resigned but quickly pivoted into a talking head for his own cause: Not only had he been sidelined in the Trump administration <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/breaking-report-joe-kent-leaker-cut-presidents-intel-briefings-months\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">due to leaking<\/a>, but he was under an FBI investigation for improper dissemination of classified information.<\/p>\n<p>According to a Wednesday night report in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.semafor.com\/article\/03\/18\/2026\/fbi-investigates-national-security-aide-who-resigned-over-war\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Semafor<\/a>, the investigation into the handling of the material &ldquo;predates Kent&rsquo;s departure,&rdquo; with one source calling it a &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cop-who-shot-ashli-babbitt-acted-lawfully-saved-members-from-possible-death-capitol-police-says\/\" title=\"Cop Who Shot Ashli Babbitt Acted \u2018Lawfully,\u2019 \u2018Saved Members From Possible Death,\u2019 Capitol Police Says\">months-long probe<\/a>.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Neither the White House nor FBI would comment to Semafor&rsquo;s Shelby Talcott:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">A fourth source confirms this to me. WH and FBI declining to comment.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Shelby Talcott (@ShelbyTalcott) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShelbyTalcott\/status\/2034418822439203306?\">March 18, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>It&rsquo;s worth noting, too, that Semafor is hardly a Trump-friendly outlet; the startup was founded by BuzzFeed News and Bloomberg veterans, and the publication&rsquo;s bias tracks with that origin story.<\/p>\n<p>Appearing on Fox News, Texas GOP Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-rep-gill-pummels-gov-walz-somali-fraud-forces-walz-desert-staff-faster-deserted-army-unit-2005\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Brandon Gill<\/a> said that &ldquo;we should let the investigation play out&rdquo; in regard to the recent revelations.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;But we shouldn&rsquo;t tolerate any leakers in the administration,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;Particularly regarding classified national security interests and information &hellip; if he was leaking, he ought to be held accountable, just like anybody else would be.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">BREAKING REPORT: The FBI is officially investigating Joe Kent for leaking classified information.<\/p>\n<p>The investigation reportedly began before his recent departure from the administration &ndash; a departure Kent had blamed on his Iran disagreement with POTUS.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/oMhILXj7Zn\">pic.twitter.com\/oMhILXj7Zn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; The Western Journal (@WesternJournalX) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WesternJournalX\/status\/2034422547714850855?\">March 19, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Again, it&rsquo;s early days, but two things are eminently clear here.<\/p>\n<p>First, Kent long thought that Iran was such a threat that it needed to be dealt with, then suddenly changed his mind when that threat could be most safely dealt with. Second, his behavior and media blitz immediately after his resignation bespeaks of a man who either wants to make hay while the sun shines or get out ahead of something bad, to the extent those things are mutually exclusive.<\/p>\n<p>If this report is factual, we now have a much better idea as to the why behind this. Stunner of all stunners, it appears this wasn&rsquo;t a matter of conscience, but apparently convenience and cover instead. And this thing doesn&rsquo;t play in the White House anymore, either. Unlike Trump 45, Trump 47 knows he has to ruthlessly take down leakers and betrayers who burrow into the administration. 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In a post on X after resigning as Director of the National Counterterrorism Center, he argued he cannot in good conscience support continuing the war in Iran, claiming Iran did not pose an imminent threat and that the conflict was driven by pressure from Israel and its American lobby. The piece notes this claim comes amid questions and apparent contradictions, since Kent had previously supported a preemptive strike on Iran when it seemed more threatening.<\/p>\n<p>The article also points to indicators that Kent\u2019s stance shift may have been motivated by convenience or political strategy. After resigning, he quickly embarked on a media tour on pro-Israel, anti-war voices in conservative media, including appearances on Tucker Carlson\u2019s platform. While private citizens can pursue such engagements, the timing-taking a public stance against a policy he once supported while heading a national counterterrorism agency-raises questions about motive.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, Kent had been sidelined within the Trump administration for leaking, and he was under FBI investigation for allegedly mishandling classified information. Semafor reports the investigation predates his departure and is described by one source as a months-long probe. Neither the White House nor the FBI commented when approached by Semafor.<\/p>\n<p>Republican figures echoed calls to let the investigation run its course. On Fox News, Texas Rep. Brandon Gill said the investigation should proceed and that leakers must be held accountable if they leaked classified information.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, the piece suggests two things: first, Kent previously viewed Iran as a significant threat but reversed course when it could be handled more safely; second, his rapid pivot into media appearances signals a potential attempt to capitalize on the attention rather than disclose a principled moralcertainty. 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