Over the weekend, Tucker Carlson shared that the CIA has been preparing a criminal referral against him. NewsNation host Chris Cuomo would like to see some proof.
In a short video published on social media, Carlson argued that the organization has been reading his text messages to people in Iran and is preparing to charge him with a crime, alleging he violated the Foreign Agents Registration Act.
“They read my texts,” said Carlson. “So, the crime under consideration apparently would be the Foreign Agent Act or something like that, acting as an agent of a foreign power.”
He added that he doesn’t believe the referral will actually lead to charges. He also said he hadn’t broken the law and didn’t have much to worry about.
On social media, Chris Cuomo cast doubt on the statements from Carlson.
In one post, the NewsNation host noted that Tucker Carlson’s video detailing the situation had garnered 24 million views. “Any proof? Seems not to matter.”
In subsequent messages, Chris Cuomo told one commenter, “We have no idea if it happened. This is all about clicks.”
He later said, “What proof is there (that the goverment) is reading texts? Start there.”
A report from Axios White House correspondent Marc Caputo said members of the Trump administration had labeled the comments from Tucker Carlson as “bull(expletive).”
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