US EditionFBI searches home of Washington Post reporter in classified documents probe: Report
Federal agents seized a phone, two laptops, and a Garmin watch from Natanson's home in a probe linked to a Pentagon contractor accused of mishandling classified intelligence.
- 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- Legal guides and advocacy groups note that earlier this year, the Justice Department rescinded a Biden-era policy limiting authorities from seeking reporters' records, while the Privacy Protection Act of 1980 restricts searches of journalists' materials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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Hannah Natanson reportedly "published sensitive and classified military information," according to the FBI.
FBI agents searched the home of a Washington Post reporter Wednesday as part of an investigation into a Pentagon contractor accused of taking classified information home, the U.S. Department of Justice reported. Hannah Natanson, who has covered the transformation of the federal government under President Donald Trump's administration, was confiscated a phone, two laptops, and a Garmin watch during the search of her home in Virginia, reported the…
WASHINGTON.- FBI agents searched the home of a Washington Post journalist Wednesday as part of an investigation into a Pentagon contractor who is accused of sharing classified information, the U.S. Department of Justice reported. Journalist Hannah Natanson, who has covered the transformation of the federal government under President Donald Trump's administration, was confiscated two computers—one staff and one provided by the Washington Post—a t…
The U.S. Federal Police (FBI) Wednesday searched the home of Hannah Natanson, a journalist for the U.S. newspaper The Washington Post, in the midst of an investigation into the alleged leak of state secrets. FBI director Kash Patel has stated that the search has been carried out "following the order issued by the relevant authorities.""The target is a person who was allegedly obtaining and disseminating classified and sensitive military informat…
The US Federal Police FBI has searched the home of a journalist in connection with an investigation into a leak from the Pentagon, according to Attorney General Pam Bondi.
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