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FBI investigating Joe Kent, ex-intel official who resigned over Iran strikes: Report

Mar 19, 2026Right

Sources have informed multiple publications that the FBI is investigating combat veteran Joe Kent over an alleged leak of classified information. Four individuals with direct knowledge of the probe told Semafor that it predates Kent's resignation on Tuesday as director of the National Counterterrorism Center.A source familiar with the case told Axios that…

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