"The CIA is preparing some kind of criminal referral against me, a crime report to the Department of Justice on the basis of a supposed crime I committed. Carlson said the crime was talking to people in Iran before the war and claimed without evidence that US government agencies have read my texts."
"Carlson has questioned US support of Israel, which the US started war with in Iran in late February. That has moved him from the center to the fringe of US conservatism. Earlier in February, Carlson had entered into a dispute with Donald Trump's US Israeli ambassador, Mike Huckabee."
"Carlson's latest claim points to deepening fissures within Trump's once united Maga movement as some of its former stars break with the president over the war in Iran as well as other issues. Beside Carlson, that includes Megyn Kelly, Steve Bannon, and former congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene."
Tucker Carlson, a conservative political commentator and former Fox News host, publicly stated that the CIA is preparing a criminal referral to the Department of Justice, alleging he committed crimes by communicating with people in Iran. Carlson denied the unspecified charges and claimed without evidence that US government agencies have monitored his communications. He asserted his sole loyalty is to the United States. Carlson's questioning of US support for Israel has positioned him at odds with mainstream conservatism. His dispute with Trump's Israeli ambassador Mike Huckabee over Middle East policy reflects growing divisions within the MAGA movement, with other prominent figures including Megyn Kelly, Steve Bannon, and Marjorie Taylor Greene also breaking with Trump over various issues.
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