Tucker Carlson revealed on Saturday that he discovered the CIA has been monitoring his text messages, and that the Trump administration’s Department of Justice is preparing a criminal case against him for allegedly acting as a foreign agent.
The CIA and DOJ have yet to respond to Carlson's claims.
When you discover the CIA has been reading your texts in order to frame you for a crime. pic.twitter.com/XgoluHw8EG
— Tucker Carlson (@TuckerCarlson) March 14, 2026
"So the other day I found out that the CIA is preparing some kind of criminal referral against me, a crime report, the Department of Justice, on the basis of a supposed crime I committed," Carlson said in video that went on for over five minutes. "What's that crime? Well, talking to people in Iran before the war. They read my texts."
"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 continued. "And I don't expect this to go anywhere. I'm not too worried about an actual criminal case against me for a bunch of reasons."
Carlson went on to deny that he acts in the interest of any country except the United States, a claim counter to much of his commentary over the last several years.
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Here’s what appears to be happening:
— Eitan Fischberger (@EFischberger) March 15, 2026
1. Tucker Carlson has allegedly been conducting his own foreign policy with Iran on behalf of the United States.
2. At some point, the CIA got wind of this and informed President Trump, who may then have used Tucker as an unwitting… pic.twitter.com/PTyUXQSBIs
Some speculated that, in an astonishing move, President Trump used Carlson to mislead the Iranian regime before the war, making them believe they had an ally influencing the president, only for Trump to use that to his advantage.
This photo is hilarious in hindsight.
— Avi Yemini (@OzraeliAvi) March 15, 2026
Trump knew Tucker was talking to Iran.
So he invites him to the Oval Office before the strike… knowing Tucker will run straight back and relay it.
Iran sees this photo.
Thinks Tucker has Trump’s ear.
Thinks Trump is bluffing.
Meanwhile… pic.twitter.com/rYSARf5qhu
The CIA knew Tucker was speaking to the Iranian regime.
— Drew Pavlou 🇦🇺🇺🇸🇺🇦🇹🇼 (@DrewPavlou) March 15, 2026
That means that when Trump invited Tucker to the Oval Office multiple times in the lead up to the Iran strike, he knew full well that Tucker was backchanneling information to the Iranians.
Essentially Trump seems to have… https://t.co/iUPpMp9tmP
On January 17th I called a friend of mine at the White House to express concerns about Tucker Carlson visiting the Oval Office.
— Shabbos Kestenbaum (@ShabbosK) March 15, 2026
She answered rather cryptically: "just trust the plan."
Little did I know the plan meant "we know Tucker is speaking to the Iranians so we're using… pic.twitter.com/IkoCLvNy6h
President Trump has recently distanced himself from Tucker Carlson, declaring, “Tucker has lost his way” and insisting, “He’s not MAGA,” as the former Fox News host tried to position himself to steer the ideological battle within the movement following the president’s departure from office.
Carlson has already had a notable impact, helping shift the party so that only older Republicans remain consistent supporters of Israel, while younger Republicans develop an unusual fixation on Israel, mostly critical, and increasingly lean toward pure isolationism as a good foreign policy.
A Pew Research study shows that the share of Republican voters under the age of 30 with a negative view of Israel has increased from 35% to 50% over the past 3 years.
— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) August 1, 2025
A number of influential podcasters and influencers have been driving the shift, often sharing fake news about… pic.twitter.com/vJEkAGMSsR
Republicans aged between 18 and 29 are 42 percentage points less likely to sympathize with Israel regarding the conflict with a Palestine than Republicans over the age of 65 pic.twitter.com/LXj56wCr8E
— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) June 29, 2024
