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EXCLUSIVE: Tucker Carlson Claims He's a C.I.A. Target - Conservative Gasbag Convinced Agents are Trying to Brand Him Iranian Agent · Fresh Intelligence

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  [SPEAKER_00]: Harper Carlson claims CIA spy on him, faces criminal charges for lobbying.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Tucker Carlson, the host of the Tucker Carlson Show, alleges that the CIA monitored his communications with Iranian officials, and he anticipates criminal charges related to lobbying on Iran's behalf, radaronline.com reports.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: In a March 14th social media post, Carlson contended that the CIA accessed his text prior to the recent conflict involving America, Israel and Iran, indicating he would submit a criminal referral to the Department of Justice.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: The CIA is reportedly asserting that Carlson violated the Foreign Agents' Registration Act of 1938, which mandates U.S. citizens lobbying for foreign entities to register with the DOJ.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Carlson, 56, has consistently opposed Donald Trump's aggressive stance toward Iran, expressing his dissent during three meetings with Trump prior to the military actions that began on February 28.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Following these events, he condemned Operation Epic Fury as absolutely disgusting and evil, describing it as a betrayal of Trump's non-interventionist campaign promises.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: As a result, Trump distanced himself from Carlson, stating, Tucker has lost his way.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: I knew that a long time ago.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Denise Ford.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: In response to the accusations, Carlson insists he has never received foreign funding and emphasizes his loyalty to the United States.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: I have only one loyalty, he proclaimed, and that is to the United States.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: He has additionally accused the CIA of targeting him for his criticisms of Israel's actions in Gaza, suggesting that this surveillance was intended to validate their improper conduct against an American citizen.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Carlson argues that the agency often
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  [SPEAKER_00]: fueled by previous Carlson's history has seen him scrutinized for perceived ties to adversarial nations.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Notably, in 2024, he interviewed Russian President Vladimir Putin, allowing him to express controversial views about the Ukraine invasion.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: A political insider speculates that Trump's administration, not rogue CIA agents, requested the surveillance.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: No way the CIA spies on a top maga official without the president say so, the source stated, suggesting that Trump may have ordered the investigation due to Carlson's vocal opposition to the war.