Fox News host Tucker Carlson earlier claimed that the national Security Agency (NSA) has been spying on his electronic communications for the purpose of shuttering his nightly political talk show. The agency denied the suggestion, noting that it only carries out foreign intelligence operations and does not spy on Americans.
The office of the Inspector General of the NSA, which addresses cases of excesses on the part of the agency, announced a probe into “recent allegations that the NSA improperly targeted the communications of a member of the US news media,” according to an official statement issued on Tuesday.
The investigation is believed to be related to recent claims by media personality Tucker Carlson, who earlier suggested that the NSA was spying on him, according to The New York Times.
Last month, a report from the Record appeared, claiming that Carlson had been “unmasked” by the NSA in an agency investigation, as he “was mentioned in communications between third parties.”
In June, Carlson announced that his correspondence had been intercepted by the NSA “to take this show off the air.”
The accusations are denied by the agency, which has added that “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 Fox show Tucker Carlson Tonight is one of most watched cable news programs in the US and earlier set a world record for TV program audience. Carlson is known for his conservative slant and, according to the National Interest, he is considered by some supporters to be a Republican presidential candidate in the next presidential election.
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