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Edward Helmore

US counter-terrorism chief who resigned says he fears retaliation but has no regrets

man in suit stands outside and points finger as he speaks into microphone
Joe Kent in Washington DC on 18 September 2021. Photograph: Elizabeth Frantz/Reuters

The counter-terrorism official who resigned from Donald Trump’s administration over the US and Israel’s war against Iran has said he is bracing for political retribution – but would do it all again anyway.

Asked by conservative podcaster Megyn Kelly if he was concerned about a pre-existing FBI search investigating him for leaking classified information, Joe Kent said he was ambivalent.

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