House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) on Wednesday called for a probe into the National Security Agency (NSA), citing a “disturbing trend” that includes allegations of spying on Fox News host Tucker Carlson and the sidelining of Trump-appointed Michael Ellis as the agency’s general counsel. McCarthy said in a June 30 statement that he has observed a pattern of action in recent months on the part of the agency that he finds “disturbing.” “Earlier this year, I sent a letter to Secretary of Defense Austin expressing concern over the politicization of the Agency through the sidelining of Michael Ellis as NSA General Counsel,” McCarthy said, adding that he had requested that Ellis, who was first placed on administrative leave and later resigned, be reinstated to his post. The California Republican also reiterated his concern that Ellis’s sidelining was the result of “undue political influence.” Ellis, who was appointed by President …