The File
In October 2023, Tucker Carlson raised 15 million dollars for a new media company called Last Country through a SAFE note from 1789 Capital. That single financing event set the template for everything that follows. The company that owns Carlson's platform, the investor who backs it, and the recurring pattern of paid or facilitated access to foreign governments are three parts of one architecture, not three separate stories.
Omeed Malik, president of 1789 Capital, is the connective figure. The fund's involvement in Last Country places him at the center of Carlson's independent media operation from its earliest days. In June 2025, Carlson and his business partner Neil Patel bought out those investors entirely, converting outside financing into what the two men called complete independence and total control. Independence from investors did not mean independence from foreign access. The pattern continued.
Three recurring relationships define that pattern: Russia, Qatar, and the network around Roger Stone. Each is documented separately below. None on its own proves a controlling foreign hand. Together they describe a media operation whose commercial structure and editorial access repeatedly intersect with foreign state interests.
The Documented Record
October 17, 2023: Tucker Carlson raised 15 million dollars to grow his media company, with the money coming from 1789 Capital. [DOCUMENTED]
October 21, 2023: Carlson's Last Country startup was reported to release longer videos behind a subscription paywall, financed through the same 1789 Capital SAFE note. [DOCUMENTED]
October 2023: PublicSq. launched a partnership with Tucker Carlson's Last Country, Inc., entering into a formal partnership agreement with Carlson's digital media company. [DOCUMENTED]
Omeed Malik is Founder and CEO of Farvahar Partners and President of 1789 Capital, the fund behind Last Country's financing. [DOCUMENTED]
June 13, 2025: Carlson and his business partner Neil Patel bought out investors in their media company, describing the result as complete independence and total control. [DOCUMENTED]
December 2025: The Doha Forum was reported to be embracing Tucker Carlson and his associates, naming Carlson, Neil Patel, and Omeed Malik together. [DOCUMENTED]
2025: Carlson conducted an interview with Qatar's prime minister and minister of foreign affairs, Mohammed bin Abdulrahman, publicly framed around the question of why Israel had bombed Qatar. [DOCUMENTED]
February 9, 2024: Carlson's interview with Vladimir Putin was released on Carlson's website and was sharply criticized as a propaganda platform. [DOCUMENTED]
February 2024: Coverage of the interview asked what Putin and Carlson each gained from the Moscow meeting, noting that Russian state TV followed Carlson's arrival. [HIGH]
March 2022: Russian state TV was reported to be repeatedly airing clips of Tucker Carlson, with state media seizing on his comments. [DOCUMENTED]
July 7, 2021: Carlson was reported to have been talking with U.S.-based Kremlin intermediaries about setting up an interview with Vladimir Putin, three years before that interview occurred. [DOCUMENTED]
2019: While at Fox News, Carlson said on air that he was rooting for Russia, framing the comment in the context of the Trump impeachment proceedings. [DOCUMENTED]
November 17, 2019: Carlson was reported to be pushing hard for Trump to pardon Roger Stone. [DOCUMENTED]
January 26, 2019: Following his release on bond after arrest, Stone conducted a media blitz that included telling his account to Carlson on Fox News. [DOCUMENTED]
The relationship between Carlson and Stone functioned as an informal validation channel, with Stone serving as an intra-coalition bridge across the Qatar, Israel, and TCN-era controversies that follow in this cluster. [INFERENCE]
What the Record Does Not Establish
The record does not establish that 1789 Capital or Omeed Malik direct Carlson's editorial content. It does not establish that the Qatar or Russia interviews were conducted in exchange for payment to Carlson personally, as distinct from payments made to a registered lobbying intermediary. It does not establish that Roger Stone's advocacy for Carlson or vice versa reflects coordination beyond an ordinary personal and political alliance. The strongest rival explanation is that Carlson runs an independent media business that pursues newsworthy access wherever it is available, and that foreign governments pursue him for the same reason any large audience attracts state messaging efforts. The pattern documented here is repeated proximity and recurring commercial structure, not a proven command relationship.
Sources
- Tucker Carlson raises $15M for new media company, Axios, 2023
- Scoop: Tucker Carlson buys out investors in his media company, Axios, 2025
- Tucker Carlson is a media startup founder, again, TechCrunch, 2023
- PublicSq. Launches Partnership with Tucker Carlson's Last Country, Inc., PublicSq., 2023
- Omeed Malik biography, Farvahar Partners
- Tucker Carlson to Qatar premier: why did Israel bomb you?, Responsible Statecraft, 2025
- Doha Forum embracing Tucker Carlson and his associates, Jewish Insider, 2025
- Putin interview with U.S. commentator Tucker Carlson sharply criticized as propaganda platform, RFE/RL, 2024
- What do Vladimir Putin and Tucker Carlson gain from Moscow interview?, BBC, 2024
- Russian state TV features Tucker Carlson and Rep. Madison Cawthorn, Business Insider, 2022
- Tucker Carlson sought interview with Putin at time of NSA spying claim, Axios, 2021
- Fox News' Tucker Carlson admits "I'm rooting for Russia", The Independent, 2019
- Trump forces offer president clashing advice on Roger Stone pardon, Axios, 2019
- Roger Stone's media blitz, Axios, 2019
Connected Files
TUCK-002 documents the Hungary-specific version of the same access pattern. TUCK-006 covers the Daily Caller as the commercial precedent for Last Country's structure. TUCK-007 covers the legal exposure that followed from the Iran side of the foreign-access pattern. NGO-003 documents the Qatar funding infrastructure from the institutional side. FOR-005 documents a separate, individual case of Russian state media employment for comparison.