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US-Israel, Iran Conflict: Tucker Carlson Claims CIA Read His Texts with Iran to Frame Him as Foreign Agent
Tucker Carlson alleges CIA surveillance of his Iran texts led to DOJ prosecution recommendation amid tensions over U.S.-Iran war and his criticism of Israel.
- On Saturday, conservative commentator Tucker Carlson alleged the CIA monitored his private text messages to trigger a criminal referral to the Justice Department, claiming the violation involves the Foreign Agents Registration Act for contacting individuals in Iran.
- Carlson claimed intelligence agencies are weaponizing communications against domestic critics, stating that some CIA workers could be targeting him because of his "views about Israel."
- Recently-Retired congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene jumped to Carlson's defense on Sunday, asserting the political machine is "terrified" of him running for president because "he would win."
- Emphatically denying any wrongdoing, Carlson claimed the U.S. intelligence community could be aiming to "humiliate and terrify" him with the charges, maintaining he has never taken money from any foreign power.
- This development follows a rift with President Donald Trump, who withdrew support for Carlson after he criticized U.S. and Israeli strikes in Iran; Trump branded him a "traitor" and stated he is "not MAGA.
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Tucker Carlson Claims CIA May Charge Him as Foreign Agent
Tucker Carlson said Saturday that the CIA read his text messages before the war with Iran and is seeking to have him charged as an unregistered foreign agent. In a video posted on X, the former Fox News host said the agency had recommended a criminal referral to the Justice Department based on his contacts with people in Iran before the conflict. Carlson said the such case would likely rely on the Foreign Agents Registration Act, which requires …
Tucker Carlson Accused Of Plotting With America's Enemy
Tucker Carlson says he may be in the crosshairs of federal investigators after communicating with people in Iran, claiming U.S. intelligence officials have already reviewed his private messages. The former Fox News host said in a video posted on X that the CIA is preparing a criminal referral to the Justice Department, accusing him of acting as an agent of a foreign power. Carlson flatly rejected the allegation. “The CIA is preparing some kind o…
Tucker Claims CIA Reading His Texts, May Make Criminal Referral
My initial take, subject to more actual facts coming from someone other than Tucker, is that his communications with Iran were swept up and "unmasked" as part of American intelligence agencies (not just CIA) surveillance of Iran. Either someone illegally tipped him off to this, or he just assumes it to have happened and knows it will not look good. The post Tucker Claims CIA Reading His Texts, May Make Criminal Referral first appeared on Le·gal …
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