Former Head NSA Lawyer: Tucker Carlson’s Allegations Merit Further Investigation

Former Head NSA Lawyer: Tucker Carlson’s Allegations Merit Further Investigation
Former Fox News host Tucker Carlson at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Washington on March 29, 2019. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
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The National Security Agency’s (NSA) reported internal review of Fox News host Tucker Carlson’s spying allegations suggests that the matter should be investigated further, according to a former NSA general counsel.

Citing two unnamed sources familiar with the matter, The Record reported last week that the NSA’s internal review found that government officials had “unmasked” Carlson’s identity in classified documents—supporting some of the claims that the Fox News host has made against the agency.