Greenwald: NSA had 'legal obligation' to conceal Tucker Carlson's identity from intercepted communications

Investigative journalist Glenn Greenwald reacted to claims by Fox News host Tucker Carlson that the National Security Administration (NSA) wrongfully identified him through communications intended to set up an interview with Russian President Vladimir Putin on his "Tucker Carlson Tonight" program.

Carlson explained that only he and his executive producer were in the loop about his intention to try to get an interview with the Kremlin leader earlier this year. The host noted that he is not the first U.S. journalist to seek an interview with the leader of Russia.  NBC News reporter Keir Simmons was able to interview Putin in advance of the G7 conclave this year, and Fox News' own Chris Wallace – anchor of "Fox News Sunday" – received an Emmy nomination for his incisive interview with the ex-KGB agent in 2018. "If NSA captures information sent privately by the American citizen, they have to keep that citizen's identity secret unless they go through a process to 'unmask' it," Carlson told Greenwald on Wednesday. "It seems very clear they did exactly what they are not allowed to do."