BTW FBI investigating him as a leaker began before his cowardice "resignation."
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Joe Kent's wife Heather Kaiser wrote for a left-leaning outlet whose edito reportedly-received payments from sanctioned Iranian broadcaster.
The Economic Times. March 18, 2026.
— Joe
Kent's wife
Heather Kaiser wrote for a left-leaning outlet whose editor reportedly received payments from sanctioned
Iranian broadcaster..
Heather Kaiser, wife of Joe Kent, has backed her husband's resignation from the US National Counterterrorism Center. Kent cited objections to the Iran war. Kaiser's past writings for The Grayzone, a publication critical of Israel and US foreign policy, have drawn attention. She has a military...
m.economictimes.com
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The FBI is investigating former National Counterterrorism Center Director Joe Kent over allegations that he leaked classified information. The probe predates his resignation. Kent quit his role citing opposition to the U.S. war against Iran, stating Iran posed no imminent threat and that the conflict broke from the administration’s prior approach to avoiding prolonged Middle East wars. A senior administration official had previously called him a “known leaker” who was cut out of intelligence briefings. Kent is a former Army Green Beret, CIA paramilitary officer, and Gold Star spouse.
FBI investigating former counterterror chief Joe Kent over alleged classified leak, sources tell Fox News Digital, with probe predating his abrupt resignation.
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Senator Mitch McConnell posted on X that Joe Kent testified before the Senate one year ago that Iran and its terror proxies threatened U.S. servicemembers. Kent had pledged to lead with integrity and accountability. McConnell stated that the virulent antisemitism in Kent’s resignation letter shows he is incapable of upholding those pledges. He added that isolationists and antisemites have no place in either party or in government.
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Hugh Fitzgerald wrote that Joe Kent—the leaker of state secrets, racist, and antisemite—is out of office after resigning as Director of the National Counterterrorism Center on March 17. Kent claimed in his letter that Iran posed no imminent threat and that the war was on behalf of Israel. Fitzgerald notes Kent’s military background, his wife Shannon’s death by ISIS, and his associations with antisemites Nick Fuentes and
neo-Nazi Grayson Arnold. Senator Mitch McConnell condemned the antisemitism in Kent’s letter. Fitzgerald questions Kent blaming Israel for his wife’s ISIS-caused death.
Joe Kent and the Company He Keeps | Frontpage Mag
(Additional info:
https://www.iranintl.com/en/20260317323)