Tucker Carlson Claims DOJ Will Charge Him for Violating Foreign Agent Law: CIA Read My Texts' on Iran War

"The CIA is preparing some kind of criminal referral against me, a crime report to the Department of Justice, on the basis of a supposed crime I committed. What's that crime? Well, talking to people in Iran before the war. They read my texts."

"I'm not an agent of a foreign power. Unlike a lot of people commenting on U.S. politics and global affairs, I have only one loyalty and that's the United States and have never acted against it. I have never taken money from a foreign power. Don't need it, don't want it."

"Legally, I think, the case is ludicrous, and I doubt it'll even become a case. Countries show much less tolerance for any kind of dissent when there is a war—even the USA. He then said his criticism of Israel in recent years could have put a target on his back."

Tucker Carlson announced that the CIA recommended a criminal referral to the Department of Justice, alleging he violated the Foreign Agents Registration Act by communicating with people in Iran before potential military conflict. Carlson disputes the charges on multiple grounds: he is not a foreign agent, has never accepted payment from foreign governments, and maintains his sole loyalty is to the United States. He argues Americans have the constitutional right to speak with anyone. Carlson believes the case is legally unfounded and unlikely to proceed. He addressed the situation publicly because he contends countries become increasingly authoritarian during wartime, suppressing dissent. He suggests his recent criticism of Israel may have motivated targeting by certain CIA personnel.

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