A Republican congressman has issued a bold call for legal action against former Fox News personality Tucker Carlson, should federal investigations uncover any secret collaborations with the Iranian government. Representative Max Miller from Ohio voiced this stance following Carlson’s assertion that the Department of Justice is preparing to accuse him of “acting as an agent of a foreign power.”

Carlson, 56, suggested that the CIA might be targeting him due to his outspoken criticism of Israel, a claim that has sparked considerable controversy. However, Miller, who identifies as a “staunch defender of Israel,” did not mince words in his response, branding Carlson a “traitor” to the nation.

In a pointed message on X, formerly known as Twitter, Miller expressed his disdain, stating, “Everyone has always known Tucker is in love with himself and happy to sell falsehoods for attention.” He further critiqued the broadcaster by noting, “The Left excels at this, when Tucker finally joined them it was just sad.”

But Miller, who has described himself as a ‘staunch defender of Israel,’ accused Carlson of being a ‘traitor’ to the United States.

‘Everyone has always known Tucker is in love with himself and happy to sell falsehoods for attention,’ the congressman posted on X on Sunday. 

‘The Left excels at this, when Tucker finally joined them it was just sad.’

‘Now? Treason,’ Miller continued, arguing: ‘If Tucker really worked with Iran against America’s interests, he is a traitor and should be prosecuted.’

The penalty for a person found guilty of treason in the US is at least five years in jail, and a minimum fine of $10,000. No charges have yet been filed against Carlson. 

Representative Max Miller, of Ohio, (pictured) has called for Tucker Carlson to be prosecuted for treason if federal investigators find he has been working with the Iranian regime

Tucker Carlson posted a five-minute long video on X explaining how he believes the CIA has been reading his texts in an attempt to have the DOJ press charges on him as a ‘foreign spy’

Miller, who has described himself as a ‘staunch defender of Israel,’ accused Carlson of being a ‘traitor’ to the United States in a fiery post he shared via social media app X 

Carlson said in a five-minute video that he may be prosecuted under the Foreign Agents Act, which requires anyone paid by foreign governments for political advocacy to register with the Justice Department. 

‘When you discover the CIA has been reading your texts in order to frame you for a crime,’ Carlson posted on X, alongside the video.

‘The CIA is preparing some kind of criminal referral against me, a crime report to the Department of Justice, on the basis of a supposed crime I committed,’ he said in the video.

‘What’s that crime? Well, talking to people in Iran before the war. They read my texts.’

But Carlson, who has publicly fought with the president after he called the Iran strikes ‘evil,’ said that he ‘isn’t worried’ – adding that ‘he does not expect’ these potential ‘charges’ to go anywhere.

‘I’m not an agent of a foreign power. Unlike a lot of people commenting on US politics and global affairs, I have only one loyalty and that’s the United States,’ he said.

Carlson then went on to say he’s not concerned because he has ‘never taken money’ from a foreign nation, adding: ‘Don’t need it, don’t want it.’

The conservative firebrand noted that he is American and that his job involves talking to people around the world. 

‘It’s literally what I do for a living, and I’m not gonna stop that,’ he said. 

‘Legally, I think the case is ludicrous, and I doubt it’ll even become a case.’

The conservative firebrand is among many MAGA supporters who have criticized Israel 

Carlson explained why he went public with his allegations, arguing that countries become ‘more authoritarian’ during wartime.

‘It’s just the nature of war, people are dying, the stakes are high,’ he said. ‘There’s much less tolerance for any kind of dissent in the homeland.’ 

He also suggested that his stance on Israel may have made him a target of the CIA. 

‘[There are] some people who are mad at me for my views about Israel and they have some latitude.’

‘One of the reasons they pass on criminal complaints in effect to law enforcement is to justify warrants for spying on Americans,’ he added.

Carlson claimed the main reason this happens is to ‘”leak the investigation” to the media,’ and to ‘humiliate and terrorize the “subject of the operation.”‘

Carlson compared his claims to when he was at Fox News trying to arrange an interview with Russian President Vladimir Putin. 

He said in 2021, the NSA ‘grabbed his text messages’ with another American citizen, and ‘leaked’ them to news outlets in an attempt to kill the interview.

‘I’m not making this video to complain about it, or whine, or ask for money… I’m saying it because it’s true, and you should know what your own government is doing.’

Carlson explained a few reasons why believes any charges would be bogus, saying he is ‘not an agent of foreign power’, while adding that his job involves speaking with people worldwide

Donald Trump said he’s kicking Carlson out of MAGA after the ex Fox News host ‘lost his way’ in calling the president’s Iran strikes ‘evil’

Carlson’s X video comes after his attack on Trump on February 28, when he called the president’s joint US-Israel strikes on Iran ‘absolutely disgusting and evil’

The Daily Mail has reached out to the Department of Justice and Carlson for comment. 

His remarks came after Donald Trump said he’s kicking Carlson out of MAGA after he ‘lost his way’ in calling the president’s Iran strikes ‘evil.’

The two have been at odds over the attacks on Iran, but the conservative commentator went further than ever in an interview with ABC News.

‘The president’s decision was absolutely disgusting and evil,’ said Carlson.

Trump responded by saying that ‘Tucker’s lost his way.’

‘I knew that a long time ago, and he’s not MAGA,’ Trump told ABC News on March 5. 

‘MAGA is saving our country. MAGA is making our country great again. MAGA is America first, and Tucker is none of those things. 

‘And Tucker is really not smart enough to understand that.’