Tucker Carlson: Andrew Tate’s Arrest Is ‘Obviously a Set Up’

Tucker Carlson asserted Friday that the December arrest of Andrew Tate, the pro-Trump, misogynistic social media figure currently imprisoned in Romania on suspicion of human trafficking, rape and organized crime, was “obviously a set up.”

Carlson spoke with Tina Glandian, an attorney of Tate’s, to discuss her client’s situation, but not before prefacing the interview with the claim that “Joe Biden’s State Department” is “thrilled” by it. The Fox News host also commented that Tate’s arrest and imprisonment “looks like” a “human rights violation.”

Glandian explained to Carlson that Romania’s legal system is different from that of the U.S. in that Tate was the target of a “preventative arrest” but has not yet been charged. Tate’s imprisonment (and that of his brother), she added, was extended by a month in January after prosecutors made a request, and again in February.

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