Cotton, who is chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee, said he had no idea what was in the files and that he had total confidence they would be released as directed by Donald Trump

And there's not much room for misunderstanding. The former Fox News host and popular podcaster used an interview Monday with former CNN host Chris Cuomo to make an incendiary claim about Cotton, the Republican senator from Arkansas.

Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) called out Tucker Carlson on Tuesday over “false” claims that the Republican senator is trying to block the release of the files related to the assassination of former President John F.

Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) is denying an accusation from conservative pundit Tucker Carlson that he worked to block the release of sensitive government information related to the assassination of former President Kennedy.