Tucker Carlson angry at bosses for not backing him over NSA spying claims, report says
The IndependentSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Rival cable network CNN says that "tensions are sky-high" over claims the spy agency obtained the Fox News host’s email communications arranging an interview with Russian president Vladimir Putin. In a response to CNN, Mr Carlson said the story was "absurd" and that he’s not mad at anyone at Fox. The response was to reports Mr Carlson emailed Russian "intermediaries" in the US about an interview with Putin at the time of the NSA spying allegations. “There was one other person who knew I sent that email, and it was my executive producer Justin Wells, that’s it, and I didn’t mention it to anybody else, including my wife," Mr Carlson said.