Tucker Carlson just exposed something Washington, DC doesn’t want Americans to know about.
The revelations left jaws on the floor across the country.
And Tucker Carlson dropped one bombshell about Congress that has Washington in damage control mode.
Tucker Carlson exposes Washington’s sordid culture
Tucker Carlson sat down with Tennessee Republican Congressman Tim Burchett on his podcast and the conversation took a shocking turn that has the political establishment scrambling.¹
The former Fox News host, who spent decades covering Washington, D.C., revealed he’s been hearing disturbing reports about what really goes on behind closed doors in the nation’s capital.
And Tucker Carlson dropped one bombshell that exposed the depraved culture that’s taken root in Congress.
"I have noticed, having spent my life in D.C., that people’s personal lives are getting weirder in the Congress," Carlson told Burchett. "Have you noticed that? Without implicating anyone by name. I don’t think I’m imagining this. It’s not just sleeping with your scheduler, it’s weirder than that. Have you noticed that?"²
Burchett, known for his straight talk, tried to stay diplomatic by saying he tries to keep to himself in his office.³
But Carlson wasn’t done exposing what’s really happening in Washington.
The claims that have Washington elites panicking
Carlson then revealed something that should alarm every American who wonders what their elected officials are really doing with their time.
"Well, I just want to say for the record, I never heard of anybody participating in an orgy in Washington, D.C. in my entire life. And I’ve heard a lot about it recently," Carlson stated. "So that is — I wasn’t there, I’m not going there, but I think that’s real."⁴
The Tennessee Congressman admitted he hoped these stories weren’t true, and that if they were, he certainly had never received an invitation to such gatherings.⁵
These explosive allegations echo claims made by former Congressman Madison Cawthorn back in 2022.
Cawthorn told a podcast host that lawmakers he "looked up to" throughout his life – people in their 60s and 70s – had invited him to what turned out to be group sex gatherings at their homes.⁶
"The sexual perversion that goes on in Washington … being kind of a young guy in Washington, where the average age is probably 60 or 70," Cawthorn explained at the time. "Then all of a sudden you get invited – ‘We’re going to have a sexual get-together at one of our homes, you should come.’"⁷
Cawthorn also claimed he witnessed people supposedly leading anti-drug efforts doing cocaine right in front of him.⁸
Republican leadership attacked Cawthorn relentlessly for making those claims without providing specific names.⁹ But the North Carolina lawmaker’s political career was destroyed shortly after going public with his allegations about the D.C. establishment.
The corruption scheme that’s even worse
Congressman Burchett revealed to Carlson that the real scandal goes far deeper than anyone realizes.
The Tennessee Republican explained how foreign governments and corporations have developed sophisticated new methods to control members of Congress.
Burchett pointed to a Chinese-run prostitution ring that was busted in the Washington, D.C. area in November 2023.¹⁰
Federal prosecutors revealed that this high-end brothel network catered to powerful clients including elected officials, military officers, and government contractors with security clearances.¹¹
The operation ran brothels in high-end apartments in Northern Virginia near Washington, D.C. and in Massachusetts since at least July 2020.¹²
Acting US Attorney Joshua Levy revealed the client base spanned numerous professions and industries – from the medical and legal fields to technology executives, military personnel, academics, and government officials with security clearances.¹³
But what Burchett exposed next is even more alarming than the prostitution ring itself.
The Congressman revealed that businesses and organizations will hire the wives or girlfriends of members of Congress to gain control over lawmakers.
"I mean, $100,000 [salary] to a multi-billion dollar corporation is nothing. It’s an extra supply of paper clips or something," Burchett explained. "I think that’s how they do it now. You have them in political offices, you have them in business offices, you have them all over—"¹⁴
When Carlson asked what exactly he was talking about, Burchett made it crystal clear.
"They’re employed. And so they own your a**," Burchett told him.¹⁵
The corruption hiding in plain sight
Burchett’s bombshell revelations expose a systematic corruption scheme that goes far beyond campaign donations or lobbying.
Foreign governments and corporations aren’t just trying to buy influence through traditional channels anymore – they’re embedding themselves directly into the personal lives of lawmakers.
When a multi-billion dollar company hires a Congressman’s wife or girlfriend for a $100,000 salary, that lawmaker knows exactly what’s expected of him when it’s time to vote on legislation affecting that company’s interests.
The compromised lawmaker can’t speak out against the company without risking his family’s income. He can’t vote against their interests without threatening his personal relationship. He’s been captured through the people closest to him.
This is the kind of corruption that doesn’t require paper trails or illegal contributions. It’s perfectly legal influence-peddling that creates a permanent class of bought-and-paid-for politicians.
The Chinese prostitution ring that Burchett mentioned should have been front-page news for months. Instead, it quickly disappeared from the headlines despite prosecutors saying they identified hundreds of powerful clients.¹⁶
Not a single client has been named publicly. Not one elected official has faced consequences. The whole scandal was buried.
That’s because exposing who was really involved would shake Washington to its core and reveal just how deeply compromised the political establishment has become.
Tucker Carlson and Tim Burchett just pulled back the curtain on the culture of corruption that has infected Congress. Americans deserve to know the truth about what their elected officials are really doing in Washington, D.C.
¹ The Daily Beast, "Tucker Carlson Spills on ‘Weird’ Sex Lives in D.C.," October 14, 2025.
² Ibid.
³ Ibid.
⁴ Mediaite, "’A Lot’ of Orgies: Tucker Carlson Claims ‘Personal Lives Are Getting Weirder’ in Congress," October 14, 2025.
⁵ Ibid.
⁶ CNN Politics, "Madison Cawthorn claims he was invited to an orgy, seen DC leaders do cocaine," March 30, 2022.
⁷ Ibid.
⁸ Ibid.
⁹ NPR, "Rep. Cawthorn’s sordid tales of life in Congress frustrate GOP leadership," April 2, 2022.
¹⁰ The Daily Beast, "Tucker Carlson Spills on ‘Weird’ Sex Lives in D.C.," October 14, 2025.
¹¹ CNN Politics, "DOJ announces arrests in ‘high-end brothel network’ used by elected officials, military officers and others," November 8, 2023.
¹² Rolling Stone, "Why Did The Feds Bust This High-End Brothel Ring?," November 9, 2023.
¹³ CNN Politics, "DOJ announces arrests in ‘high-end brothel network’ used by elected officials, military officers and others," November 8, 2023.
¹⁴ Mediaite, "’A Lot’ of Orgies: Tucker Carlson Claims ‘Personal Lives Are Getting Weirder’ in Congress," October 14, 2025.
¹⁵ Ibid.
¹⁶ CBS Boston, "Will we ever learn who the clients are in high-end sex ring bust?," November 15, 2023.
