Jordan and Comer join Gaetz in asking inspector general to probe Carlson NSA claim

Published July 1, 2021 6:00pm ET



Reps. Jim Jordan of Ohio and James Comer of Kentucky joined Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz’s call for an independent inspector general investigation into allegations that the National Security Agency obtained Fox News host Tucker Carlson’s personal communications.

“Mr. Carlson’s disclosures about the NSA’s actions are serious, and the NSA’s elusive response demands further inquiry. We ask that the OIG immediately review whether the NSA collected, possessed, or obtained Mr. Carlson’s electronic communications and report to the Committee about this matter,” the three Republicans wrote in a letter to NSA Inspector General Robert P. Storch on Thursday, first obtained by the Washington Examiner.

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