Trump Official Resigns Over Iran War, Faces FBI Investigation
Megyn Kelly interviewed Joe Kent, former director of the National Counterterrorism Center, about reports he is being investigated by the FBI for leaking classified information during his time in the Trump administration. Kent alleged Iran "posed no imminent threat to our nation" and suggested the United States got involved because of Israel, stating "it is clear that we started this war due to pressure from Israel and its powerful American lobby".
Key Points
- Within hours of Kent's resignation, reports emerged that he was under federal investigation for accusations involving the leaking of classified information, and he joined Megyn to respond to the reported investigation for the first time.
- Kent said an FBI probe investigating him for leaking classified information is a mechanism to "steal a narrative" to cover the Trump administration's true intentions for entering war with Iran, rather than discussing why the U.S. went to war.
- Kent questioned why details of an alleged probe were being leaked rather than formally presented to him, and denied leaking classified information, saying the timing of the reports was suspicious.
- The interview discussed what really happened behind-the-scenes in the Trump administration in the weeks leading up to the Iran war and the influence of neocons and foreign officials in Trump's decision-making.
- There has been online speculation that Kent may have leaked Mark Levin's private meeting with Trump about Iran and information about Charlie Kirk, which Kent firmly denied.