US EditionFBI searches home of Washington Post reporter in classified documents probe: Report
The FBI seized multiple devices from Washington Post reporter Hannah Natanson amid an investigation into a Pentagon contractor accused of leaking classified documents.
- On Wednesday morning, FBI agents executed a court-authorized search at Hannah Natanson's Virginia home linked to an investigation of Aurelio Perez-Lugones, a government contractor accused of illegally retaining classified materials.
- Prosecutors allege the contractor accessed and took home classified reports; Aurelio Perez-Lugones, Maryland system administrator with top-secret security clearance, was charged earlier this month.
- Agents seized Hannah Natanson, Washington Post reporter, Virginia home devices including her cellphone, Garmin watch, personal laptop and newsroom-issued laptop, later telling her she was not the focus.
- The Washington Post said it is monitoring the situation while newsroom colleagues scrambled to protect sources as Attorney General Pam Bondi linked the seizure to an alleged leak from a Pentagon contractor.
- Legal guides and advocacy groups note that earlier this year, the Justice Department rescinded a Biden-era policy limiting authorities from seeking reporters' records, while the Privacy Protection Act of 1980 restricts searches of journalists' materials to protect confidential sourcing.
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