The former counterintelligence official who resigned over the ongoing conflict with Iran is reportedly under an FBI investigation for leaking classified information.
Joe Kent, who issued a scathing letter of resignation as National Counterterrorism Center Director on Wednesday, has been accused of improperly sharing classified information, according to Semafor.
Kent said in a post to X on Tuesday that he could not ‘in good conscience support the ongoing war in Iran’ through his role under Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard.
‘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,’ he wrote.
It marks the first major and voluntary departure of a senior Trump administration official since he retook office last year.
