Overview
- Kent, who quit as National Counterterrorism Center director on March 17, used a long conversation with Tucker Carlson to claim key officials were blocked from presenting opposing views to President Trump before recent actions against Iran.
- He asserted there was no intelligence indicating an imminent large‑scale Iranian attack that would justify strikes.
- Kent argued Israel pressured Washington toward confrontation and influenced U.S. decision‑making on Iran.
- The FBI is investigating him over a possible leak of classified information, with multiple outlets reporting the probe began months before his resignation.
- The administration and intelligence officials dispute his account, and prominent Republicans, including Mitch McConnell, accused him of promoting antisemitic conspiracy theories in his resignation letter.