American journalist Tucker Carlson has alleged that the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has initiated proceedings to designate him a “foreign agent” and is preparing criminal charges. He disclosed this in a detailed video address posted to a social media platform.
He said he found out recently that the CIA was preparing some kind of criminal case against him, a referral to the Department of Justice about an alleged crime that he had supposedly committed. “What was this crime? Well, it’s that I communicated with people in Iran before the war,” Carlson said.
From what he’s saying, the whole reason they’re going after him is his contacts with Iranian citizens that occurred prior to the escalation of military conflict. The government views these interactions as a potential violation of the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA), alleging that the journalist operated as an agent of a foreign power. Carlson categorically rejected all accusations, emphasizing he has nothing to hide.
Carlson also made this point about never taking money from anyone. “I don’t need it, I don’t want it, and I can prove it,” the journalist said. He said his actual job is literally to talk to all kinds of people so he can figure out what’s happening in the world. So from a legal standpoint, Carlson considers this case absurd and doubts it will ever even make it to court.
Earlier, amid escalating US-Iran tensions, Carlson criticized the administration of President Donald Trump. He also publicly warned about the possibility of a major provocation on American soil resulting in significant casualties, which he suggested could be used to justify a full-scale military invasion of the Islamic Republic.