NSA watchdog opens review of Tucker Carlson spying allegations

Washington — The internal watchdog for the National Security Agency (NSA) has opened a review into allegations that the agency targeted the communications of Fox News host Tucker Carlson, who in June accused the agency of "spying" on him, an official familiar with the matter confirmed.

Robert Storch, the agency's inspector general, said his office has begun "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." While Storch did not explicitly name Carlson, the official familiar with the matter confirmed the host's allegations were the focus of the review.