- Right-wing media commentator Tucker Carlson claims the CIA is preparing a criminal referral against him to the Justice Department, alleging a probe related to him talking to people in Iran before the war.
- Carlson suggests the potential charge could be under the Foreign Agents Registration Act, which requires disclosures from agents of foreign principals engaged in political activities.
- He says he is not an agent of a foreign power, has “never taken money from anybody,” and that his job involves speaking to people globally.
- The podcaster did not provide evidence for his claims; comment has been sought from the Justice Department and CIA.
- Carlson has recently criticized the president's war with Iran as “absolutely disgusting and evil,” leading to the president saying Carlson had “lost his way” and was “not MAGA.”
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