The following is the full transcript of Ex-CIA Agent Jim Erdman’s interview on The Tucker Carlson Show, July 27, 2026.
Episode Notes: In this explosive interview, Tucker Carlson sits down with Jim Erdman, a veteran CIA operations officer who resigned on June 30, 2026, after a career spanning the Middle East, Asia, and Africa—including a joint-duty role investigating COVID origins, Havana Syndrome, and UAPs. Erdman argues that the agency remains the most powerful and least reformed federal institution, openly discussing its alleged obstruction of justice, influence over media, and the still-withheld files on JFK, 9/11, MLK, and MKUltra. He claims the CIA is out of control and dangerous, warning that even Trump’s declassification efforts have been stymied from within.
TUCKER CARLSON: Thanks a lot for doing this. How long were you at CIA?
JIM ERDMAN: I joined the CIA in 2013. I was in the State Department before that, private sector. I served in 2nd Ranger Battalion before that.
TUCKER CARLSON: 2nd Ranger Battalion, State Department, CIA. When did you leave CIA?
JIM ERDMAN: I retired on 30 June, so real recently.
TUCKER CARLSON: A month ago?
JIM ERDMAN: Yep. Yep.
TUCKER CARLSON: Last year you became a whistleblower.
JIM ERDMAN: It was before last year, but yes, I think it started long before last year and had to do with vaccine mandates, which is a separate topic from COVID origins.
TUCKER CARLSON: But yes, you first came to my attention anyway, and...
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