Tucker Carlson Claims CIA Preparing Foreign Agent Charges, WH Reportedly Denies Claim

Tucker Carlson (Right bias) has claimed that the CIA is spying on him and preparing a "criminal referral" for the Department of Justice, though the White House has reportedly denied the claim.

Tucker's Claim: Carlson made the claims in a short video he posted to X on March 15, where he claimed he was being investigated for contact with Iranian officials before the war.

Conservative Infighting: Conservative commentator Laura Loomer welcomed the prospect and made several posts about it. Among them, she wrote, "I can't wait to see Tucker Carlson go to prison" and "I just hope Tucker Qatarlson has a good Jewish lawyer." Fox News host Mark Levin, a vocal critic of Carlson, weighed in that Carlson could have committed treason or could just be "a mentally ill drama queen." Megyn Kelly (Right) reposted Tucker's claims, ostensibly prompting Levin to call her an "emotionally unhinged, lewd, and petulant wreck." Kelly replied by calling him "Microp***s Mark" and saying he "tweets about me obsessively in the crudest, nastiest terms possible." Candace Owens (Right) wrote, "If they come for Tucker, we ride at dawn." Replying to a post where Loomer called Kelly "Grandma Groyper," Owens wrote, "She objectively looks at least a decade younger than you do, Larry."

Trump's Take: In the wake of the bickering, President Trump praised Levin in a long Truth Social post where he said Levin is "a truly Great American Patriot" who "is somewhat under siege by other people with far less Intellect, Capability, and Love for our Country." Previously, on March 5, Trump told Jonathan Karl of ABC News (Lean Left), "Tucker has lost his way. I knew that a long time ago, and he's not MAGA. MAGA is saving our country. MAGA is making our country great again. MAGA is America first, and Tucker is none of those things. And Tucker is really not smart enough to understand that."

WH Scoop: After much of the feuding, Marc Caputo, a White House reporter for Axios (Lean Left), said sources told him, "there's no CIA investigation of Carlson."

For Context: In 2021, while he was still working as a Fox News TV host, Carlson said a whistleblower at the NSA told him he was being spied on as he was trying to arrange an interview with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The NSA denied the claim a day later.

How The Media Covered It: Tucker's claim and the subsequent feuding, which were widely viewed on X, didn't receive coverage from most major outlets. Several major sources like The New York Post (Lean Right), The Independent (Lean Left), Newsweek (Center), Mediaite (Lean Left), and The Daily Mail (Lean Right) covered the story. ZeroHedge (Lean Right) updated its headline to say the White House denied the claims, citing Caputo's reporting. As of early Monday, other outlets have not published headlines on the administration's reported denial. Glenn Greenwald (Center), who was also involved in the feuding, published an opinion on his Substack.

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