Joe Kent tells Megyn Kelly that FBI investigation of him is “mostly a media game”

Kent: “If you've been in MAGA circles for this long, you kinda understand what this is”

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Joe Kent tells Megyn Kelly that FBI investigation of him is "mostly a media game"

From the March 20, 2026, edition of SiriusXM's The Megyn Kelly Show 

MEGYN KELLY (HOST) Well, that's the other thing. I mean, I would say that let's just say that you were the leaker about Mark Levin visiting President Trump at the White House. He's not some top national security adviser. He's not some foreign leader. That's not classified information. And by the way, the Andrew Kolvet group chat is not classified information either. That's a group chat that many members, pundits, and others of the chattering class were a part of and that multiple people had. So I just like, if this is what the leak investigation is about, I can tell you as a lawyer, I don't I don't think it's going anywhere.

But in any event, do you think they're trying to intimidate you out of being so public in your stance on the Iran War?

JOE KENT (GUEST): I think it's more of the media game. I mean, they dropped the accusations about the investigation you're referring to right as we were airing, or Tucker was airing, the interview that he did with me. So I really think it's just a counter narrative. They're trying to say that, hey, obviously, Ken's going on big platforms like yours, like Tucker's, et cetera, so at the same time, they'll kinda tease out different, you know, salacious details of a leak or an investigation. I think it's mostly a media game.

I think the second effect is they are trying to intimidate me. But, look, these people know me pretty well. They've worked with me. I think if you've been in MAGA circles for this long, you kinda understand what this is.

So, really, this is just an effort for them to steal a narrative and to have us discussing things like, you know, the leaks, the investigation, et cetera, as opposed to the main issue, which is why we went to war with Iran.

KELLY: Mhmm.