Summary
The FBI searched the home and devices of Washington Post reporter Hannah Natanson as part of an investigation related to leaked classified reports. This action is part of the Trump administration's efforts to find government leaks. The Justice Department led by Attorney General Pam Bondi is increasingly pursuing actions against suspected leakers, including reversing previous policies that protected reporters' sources.
Key Facts
- The FBI searched the home of Hannah Natanson, a reporter for the Washington Post.
- Natanson covers the Trump administration and its changes to the federal government.
- The search is linked to an investigation into a Maryland administrator accused of taking classified reports.
- Attorney General Pam Bondi reversed a policy that previously restricted seizing reporters' phone records.
- Natanson has won a Peabody Award and was part of a Pulitzer Prize-winning team.
- Press freedom groups express concern over government actions they see as threatening to journalists.
- The House Oversight Committee voted to subpoena investigative journalist Seth Harp, leading to calls for protection of journalistic freedom.
