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Tucker Carlson: “The Bush administration pretended none of this was…”

Featuring: Tucker Carlson, Conservative, Right-wing | Political Commentator, Former Fox News Host | National

The 9/11 Files: From Tragedy to Tyranny | Ep 5

Published October 21, 2025 | Video Starts at 14:58

They went crazy after a few days of that and then just began to die publicly. The Bush administration pretended none of this was happening. They lied. This government does not torture people. I said to my wife, who was also a senior CIA officer, he is a bald faced liar. (14:58–15:02)

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