US EditionFBI searches home of Washington Post reporter in classified documents probe: Report
- 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- Legal guides and advocacy groups note that earlier this year, the Justice Department rescinded a Biden-era policy limiting authorities from seeking reporters' records, while the Privacy Protection Act of 1980 restricts searches of journalists' materials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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Washington Post reporter's home searched by FBI
WASHINGTON — FBI agents searched a Washington Post reporter's home Wednesday as part of a leak investigation involving a Pentagon contractor accused of sharing classified information, the Justice Department said.
Hawaii Tribune-Herald
Virginia Lawyers WeeklyFBI searches Washington Post journalist’s home in national security probe
WASHINGTON — FBI agents searched a Washington Post reporter’s home on Wednesday as part of an investigation into sharing secret government information, officials said, in a move that press advocates said threatened journalistic freedom.
The search took place as part of an investigation into the case of a government contractor accused of illegally storing classified government materials.
The Daily Advance
Press freedom advocates worry that raid on Washington Post journalist's home will chill reporting
If the byproduct of Wednesday's raid on a Washington Post journalist's home is to deter probing reporting of government action, the Trump administration could hardly have chosen a more compelling target.
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