McCarthy calls for investigation into claims NSA was spying on Tucker Carlson
By Caroline Vakil - 06/30/21 06:12 PM EDT
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) announced on Wednesday that he asked Rep. Devin Nunes, the top Republican on the House Intelligence Committee, to look into allegations that the National Security Agency (NSA) was spying on Fox News host Tucker Carlson.
“There is a public report that NSA read the emails of Fox News host Tucker Carlson. Although NSA publicly denied targeting Carlson, I have serious questions regarding this matter that must be answered,” McCarthy said in a statement.
“Given this disturbing trend, I’ve asked HPSCI [House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence] Ranking Member Devin Nunes to investigate and find answers on behalf of the American people. The NSA cannot be used as a political instrument, and House Republicans will ensure accountability and transparency,” he continued.
Carlson said on his prime-time show earlier this week that he heard from a whistleblower within the federal government "who warned us that the NSA was reading our electronic communications, our emails and texts and was planning to leak them selectively in an effort to hurt us."
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