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.
Candace Owens fights back against Tucker Carlson arrest
Another conservative influencer and staunch Tucker Carlson ally Candace Owens pushed back against the Trump administration over the prospect of arresting Tucker Carlson. Owens said if that happens, she and other Carlson supporters will unite to oppose his arrest.
“If they come for Tucker, we’ll be riding at dawn. There’s really not much to say here,” Owens said. “We are not going to do a Gulag 2.0 on these descendants of Bolsheviks.”
Carlson claimed, although it was not confirmed, that he was discussing the rumor because he believed his criticism of Israel would make him a possible target for arrest.
Furthermore, he said countries tend to become “more authoritarian” during wars and suppress dissent more strictly than in normal times.
