They were watching the watchdog.
Legendary TV journalist Mike Wallace was once on a government-issued communist watch list, new documents show.
The FBI began keeping tabs on the late “60 Minutes” star after he traveled to Cuba with the show’s founder Don Hewitt in 1970, according to a memo from the agency’s then-dirrector.
The file — which offers no incriminating details and comes to no conclusions — notes Wallace traveled to Havana by way of Mexico with a group, carrying 22 pieces of luggage and came back with 26.
The file also includes a letter from a World War II vet, who calls Wallace a commie “traitor.” He writes,”I have solid proof that you are an anti-american traitor…You make me want to puke.”
But a spokesman for CBS said it was common for the feds to keep tabs journalists at the time, due to the Cold War.
“It sounds silly — but, in those days, being a journalist could catch the scrutiny of the FBI,” said spokesman Kevin Tedesco.