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Joe Kent: “There was no intelligence that showed an imminent threat…”

Featuring: Joe Kent, Far-right, America First | Former Candidate, U.S. House Washington, District 3

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Joe Kent Reveals All in First Interview Since Resigning as Trump's Counterterrorism Director

Published | Video Starts at 37:51

Well, okay, right, of course. But like any country, so if you attack any country, we know that they're going to have a … There was no intelligence that showed an imminent threat. There was no intelligence that showed they were on the cusp of building a nuclear weapon. … of our bases. There was none of that intelligence. Again, back to what we know about the Iranians. They're very, very deliberate with the escalation ladder. (37:51–37:59)

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Asserts there was no intelligence of an imminent threat or nuclear weapon development by Iran.

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