Conservative activist and commentator Tucker Carlson has been at the center of the controversy after he claimed the CIA was allegedly preparing to hand over the criminal case against him to the Justice Department.
Carlson claimed on Saturday’s show that the CIA “read” text messages he exchanged with Iranian officials before the US-Israeli attack. Iran. He claims the Trump administration is preparing to arrest him under the Foreign Agents Act.
“One day I found out that the CIA was preparing some kind of criminal referral against me, a criminal report to the Department of Justice based on a presumed crime that I had committed,” Carlson said. “What crime was that?” Well, talk to the Iranians before the war. They read my text messages.
“So, the crime that’s being considered is obviously the Foreign Agents Act or something like that, acting as an agent for a foreign power. I don’t think that’s going to go anywhere. I’m not too worried about an actual criminal case against me for a number of reasons.”
As Carlson’s claims went viral, they sparked speculation that he had arrestedwhich is not the case. Ht.com can confirm that as of now, Carlson has not been charged with any criminal offenses. He only claimed that charges may be filed in the coming days.
This story is being updated.
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