Counterterrorism nominee Joe Kent under scrutiny as emails show he pushed for edits to intelligence assessment

Emails reveal that Joe Kent, President Trump’s nominee for the National Counterterrorism Center, sought to modify an intelligence assessment linking the Venezuelan government to the criminal gang Tren de Aragua (TDA) to align it with the administration’s policies and include criticisms of Biden’s immigration programs. Kent’s requests were aimed at altering a memorandum by the National Intelligence Council, which ultimately concluded that the Maduro regime likely does not direct TDA operations in the U.S. This issue has implications for the Trump administration’s deportation efforts under the Alien Enemies Act.