Joe Kent under FBI investigation for alleged leaks

The FBI is investigating erstwhile National Counterterrorism Center Director Joe Kent successful transportation with alleged leaks of classified information, aggregate sources with nonstop cognition of the substance archer CBS News. 

The probe began earlier Kent resigned this week implicit the Trump administration's handling of the warfare with Iran, the sources said. The FBI's Criminal Division is handling the probe, which has been underway for immoderate time, 1 root said. 

The FBI declined to comment. Kent did not instantly respond to a petition for comment. 

The quality was first reported by Semafor.

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