A rift has emerged inside the Trump administration after National Counterterrorism Center Director Joe Kent launched an independent investigation into whether Tyler Robinson.
The U.S. Senate confirmed former Army Green Beret Joe Kent on Wednesday as Director of the National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC), in a 52-44 vote that followed months of partisan debate and resistance from progressive lawmakers. Kent, a Trump appointee, will now lead one of America’s key national security agencies focused on preventing terrorist threats.