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Update (2250ET):\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>‘Top admin officials’ tell\u00a0Axios<\/em>‘ Marc Caputo that this is fake news;<\/p>\n<\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Meanwhile,\u00a0<strong>Carlson sat down with Glenn Greenwald<\/strong>\u00a0Friday morning, and said that\u00a0<strong>several high-placed sources<\/strong>\u00a0told him that the CIA was preparing a criminal referral about him to the DOJ.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>Tucker said he had learned from several high-placed sources \u2014 and he obviously has many within the Trump administration \u2014\u00a0<strong>that the CIA was preparing a criminal referral about him to the DO<\/strong>J. The subject of the agency\u2019s report of suspected crimes:<strong>\u00a0conversations he allegedly had with Iranian officials and others living in Iran prior to the start of the Trump-Netanyahu war.<\/strong>\u00a0The clear implication was that Tucker had committed acts of subversion, or even treason, by speaking to Iranians in advance of the war that was about to be launched on their country.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Despite how innately shocking this claim is,\u00a0<strong>I had and still have zero doubt that Tucker was telling the truth<\/strong>\u00a0about what he heard. I have known him for many years, spent much time talking to him both in front of a camera and away from one, and never once has he lied to me or misled me.\u00a0<strong>Tucker has been in public life as a journalist and media figure since his 20s<\/strong>. There have been many harsh criticisms launched against him during those decades, many of which \u2014 as he will be the first to tell you \u2014 were ones that were quite valid. –<a href=\"https:\/\/greenwald.substack.com\/p\/cia-prepares-criminal-referral-of\">GlennGreenwald<\/a><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div id=\"in-content-1\" class=\"in-content\"><\/div>\n<p>So now they’re going to suggest Tucker made it all up.<\/p>\n<p><em>*\u00a0 *\u00a0 *\u00a0<strong>GET UP TO 30% OFF\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/store.zerohedge.com\/products\/iq-ultimate-omega-3\">ULTRA OMEGA 3<\/a>\u00a0FOR A LIMITED TIME + Free K2\/D3!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<figure class=\"caption caption-img inline-images image-style-inline-images\" role=\"group\"><figcaption><strong><em>ADD K2\/D3 TO CART AFTER OMEGA 3 FOR DEAL<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>*\u00a0 *\u00a0 *<\/p>\n<div id=\"in-content-2\" class=\"in-content\"><\/div>\n<p>In a bombshell Saturday monologue, conservative commentator\u00a0<strong>Tucker Carlson alleged that the CIA has been monitoring his private text messages as part of an effort to frame him for a crime and trigger a criminal referral to the Department of Justice (DOJ).\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p>“<strong>The other day I found out that the CIA is preparing some kind of criminal referral against me<\/strong>, a crime report to the Department of Justice on the basis of a supposed crime I committed. What\u2019s that crime? Well, talking to people in Iran before the war. They read my texts,” Carlson said, adding that the alleged violation under consideration involves the\u00a0<strong>Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA)<\/strong>, the 1938 law requiring individuals acting on behalf of foreign governments or entities to register with the DOJ and disclose their activities.\u00a0<strong>Carlson emphatically denied any wrongdoing, insisting he is not a foreign agent and remains loyal to the United States.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Carlson emphatically denied any wrongdoing, insisting he is not a foreign agent, has never taken money or direction from any foreign power, and remains fully loyal to the United States. He described the surveillance as politically motivated retaliation against critics of official foreign-policy narratives.<\/p>\n<p>He also said\u00a0<strong>t<\/strong><strong>his is not the first time<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>U.S. intelligence has targeted his private communications<\/strong>\u00a0– recalling well-known 2021 incident from his Fox News days, when he says the NSA intercepted and leaked his text messages while he was attempting to land an interview with Vladimir Putin. Those messages made their way from US intel to the New York Times in what Carlson called an effort to discredit him and potentially get his show canceled.<\/p>\n<div id=\"in-content-3\" class=\"in-content\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-1\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&embedId=twitter-widget-1&features=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%3D%3D&frame=false&hideCard=false&hideThread=false&id=2032954928977818069&lang=en&origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.zerohedge.com%2Fpolitical%2Ftucker-carlson-claims-cia-trying-frame-him-fara-violation-loomer-celebrates&sessionId=83c61f1e5661d94602a76bfffc52f5795d534360&siteScreenName=zerohedge&theme=light&widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"2032954928977818069\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>The claim comes amid heightened tensions following the United States and Israel’s war against Iran. Carlson framed the surveillance as politically motivated, suggesting intelligence agencies are weaponizing communications with foreign contacts against domestic critics.<\/p>\n<p>The latest from the rumor mill on this is that\u00a0<strong>Trump used Tucker as a useful idiot back-channel to deceive the Iranians into thinking we were cool.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-2\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&embedId=twitter-widget-2&features=eyJ0ZndfdGltZWxpbmVfbGlzdCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOltdLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X2ZvbGxvd2VyX2NvdW50X3N1bnNldCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOnRydWUsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdHdlZXRfZWRpdF9iYWNrZW5kIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6Im9uIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH0sInRmd19yZWZzcmNfc2Vzc2lvbiI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfZm9zbnJfc29mdF9pbnRlcnZlbnRpb25zX2VuYWJsZWQiOnsiYnVja2V0Ijoib24iLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X21peGVkX21lZGlhXzE1ODk3Ijp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6InRyZWF0bWVudCIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfZXhwZXJpbWVudHNfY29va2llX2V4cGlyYXRpb24iOnsiYnVja2V0IjoxMjA5NjAwLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X3Nob3dfYmlyZHdhdGNoX3Bpdm90c19lbmFibGVkIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6Im9uIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH0sInRmd19kdXBsaWNhdGVfc2NyaWJlc190b19zZXR0aW5ncyI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdXNlX3Byb2ZpbGVfaW1hZ2Vfc2hhcGVfZW5hYmxlZCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdmlkZW9faGxzX2R5bmFtaWNfbWFuaWZlc3RzXzE1MDgyIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6InRydWVfYml0cmF0ZSIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfbGVnYWN5X3RpbWVsaW5lX3N1bnNldCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOnRydWUsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdHdlZXRfZWRpdF9mcm9udGVuZCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9fQ%3D%3D&frame=false&hideCard=false&hideThread=false&id=2033019251234136164&lang=en&origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.zerohedge.com%2Fpolitical%2Ftucker-carlson-claims-cia-trying-frame-him-fara-violation-loomer-celebrates&sessionId=83c61f1e5661d94602a76bfffc52f5795d534360&siteScreenName=zerohedge&theme=light&widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"2033019251234136164\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h2>Loomer Loving It<\/h2>\n<p>The revelation immediately drew fire from pro-Israel \/ pro-Iran-war activist Laura Loomer, a vocal Trump supporter and longtime critic of Carlson, who is anti-war and anti-Zionist. Loomer, who has repeatedly accused Carlson of pro-Islamic sympathies, being a “<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/LauraLoomer\/status\/2012203307553431858\">virulent Jew hater<\/a>,” and suggesting he should be held ‘<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/LauraLoomer\/status\/2032360929799639154?s=20\">criminally accountable<\/a>‘ for “every shooting that happens at a Chabad or Synagogue,” took to X to celebrate the news and claim credit.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<strong>If Tucker Qatarlson gets charged for violating FARA and or leaking information to Russia, Saudi Arabia Iran or Qatar, I\u2019m taking credit,<\/strong>\u201d she wrote, adding \u201cIslamic sympathizers always project onto others what they are likely guilty of.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She says\u00a0<strong>she’s has been \u201crelentless\u201d in lobbying GOP representatives, law enforcement, and the DOJ over Carlson\u2019s alleged FARA violations<\/strong>. \u201cYou have no idea how relentless I have been in speaking to GOP reps and even reporting Tucker to law enforcement and the DOJ. I pray my efforts are successful,\u201d Loomer posted. \u201c<strong>Sounds like someone is trying to get ahead of a story. Lock him up!<\/strong>\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-3\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&embedId=twitter-widget-3&features=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%3D%3D&frame=false&hideCard=false&hideThread=false&id=2032976193461633048&lang=en&maxWidth=560px&origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.zerohedge.com%2Fpolitical%2Ftucker-carlson-claims-cia-trying-frame-him-fara-violation-loomer-celebrates&sessionId=83c61f1e5661d94602a76bfffc52f5795d534360&siteScreenName=zerohedge&theme=light&widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"2032976193461633048\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Loomer resurfaced a February 2026 video of Carlson in Saudi Arabia alongside his brother Buckley Carlson and Tucker Carlson Network CEO Neil Patel, suggesting it showed improper foreign influence.<\/p>\n<p>Shortly before that,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/LauraLoomer\/status\/2032969076637839616?s=20\">she mocked Carlson<\/a>, saying “If I was a foreign agent and doing something I shouldn\u2019t be doing, I too would come up with an elaborate story about how the CIA was out to get me,” adding “<strong>Tucker sounds like someone who is about to be exposed for doing something\u00a0 they know they shouldn\u2019t be doing<\/strong>.”<\/p>\n<p>How does she know it wasn’t\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/rumble.com\/v6x2fjg-exposing-tucker-carlson.html\">Nick Fuentes<\/a>?<\/p>\n<p>____<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/political\/tucker-carlson-claims-cia-trying-frame-him-fara-violation-loomer-celebrates\">https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/political\/tucker-carlson-claims-cia-trying-frame-him-fara-violation-loomer-celebrates<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-55614","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55614","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=55614"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55614\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=55614"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=55614"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=55614"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}