Biden administration likely responsible for Tucker Carlson leak

 Red States:

Yesterday, allegations made by Fox News’ Tucker Carlson that the NSA had gathered his communications and that they were going to be leaked for partisan gain were confirmed. While we don’t know exactly who leaked the emails, which simply showed Carlson attempting to set up an interview with Vladamir Putin (who NBC News had interviewed just two weeks prior), we know it had to be someone involved in unmasking him. That leaves the Biden administration as the most likely source.

(see Tucker Carlson Responds to Bombshell Spying Revelations)

Of course, before yesterday, a litany of figures called Carlson a liar for even claiming what he claimed last week. Now, those same people are attempting to spin their way out of the corner they painted themselves in by making a variety of stupid, obtuse claims.
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Here’s the thing – the NSA’s denial was an entire paragraph of lies. It was carefully crafted, just as many of us pointed out (and were called conspiracy theorists at the time), to try to make the irrelevant distinction of whether Carlson was the “target” of the surveillance or not. But that doesn’t negate the fact that Carlson was spied on. When you intercept someone’s communications, even under the auspices of it being indirect, unmask their name, and then leak those communications to the media, that’s spying.

Yet, as per our usual arrangement, none of the most outspoken critics of Carlson’s original allegations are willing to just admit they got it wrong. Instead, boots are being licked because it’s apparently preferable to defend an overbearing, politicized intelligence apparatus than to just admit what happened to Carlson was bad.
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I tend to think the Biden administration was responsible for the leaks and the unmasking of Carlson.  Biden et al also were into unmasking people as they were leaving office including Mike Flynn who they hated as much as they hate the fact that Carlson is an effective critic of the regime.