“The Biden administration is spying on us. captured that information without our knowledge and did it for political reasons,” Mr. Carlson is closely aligned, about a so-called deep state out to get him. government.” The accusation carried echoes of conspiracy theories put forward by former President Donald J. Carlson made his eyebrow-raising claim during his June 28 prime-time broadcast, saying he had learned of the matter from “a whistle-blower within the U.S. improperly targeted the communications of a member of the U.S. The office of its independent watchdog, Rob Storch, announced that it was “conducting a review related to recent allegations that the N.S.A. "As we have said, for the NSA to unmask Tucker Carlson or any journalist attempting to secure a newsworthy interview is entirely unacceptable."Īn NSA spokesperson said the agency "remains fully committed to the rigorous and independent oversight provided by the NSA Inspector General's office.WASHINGTON - The office of the National Security Agency’s inspector general said on Tuesday that it would investigate a claim by the Fox News personality Tucker Carlson that the surveillance agency “has been monitoring our electronic communications and is planning to leak them in an effort to take this show off the air.” The Wall Street Journal quoted an unidentified person saying the review concerns Carlson.įox News, a unit of Fox Corp (FOXA.O), is "gratified" to learn the alleged surveillance "will now be independently investigated," a spokesperson said.
The inspector general's office declined to comment further. Inspector General Robert Storch said in a written statement his office "is examining NSA's compliance with applicable legal authorities and Agency policies and procedures regarding collection, analysis, reporting, and dissemination activities, including unmasking procedures, and whether any such actions were based upon improper considerations."
Tucker Carlson has never been an intelligence target of the Agency and the NSA has never had any plans to try to take his program off the air," the NSA said in a statement posted on Twitter. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Register
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