FBI fights leaks by seizing Washington Post reporter’s phone, laptops, and watch
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The FBI seized a Washington Post reporter's devices during a home search as part of a leak investigation, though she is not the target. The action highlights tensions over press freedom and government efforts to control classified information.
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The FBI searched a Washington Post reporter’s home and seized her work and personal devices as part of an investigation into what Attorney General Pam Bondi called “illegally leaked information from a Pentagon contractor.” Executing a search warrant at the Virginia home of reporter Hannah Natanson on Jan. 14, FBI “agents searched her home and her devices, seizing her phone, two laptops and a Garmin watch,” The Washington Post reported. “One of the laptops was her personal computer, the other a Washington Post-issued laptop. Investigators told Natanson that she is not the focus of the probe.” Natanson regularly uses encrypted Signal chats to communicate with people who work or used to work in government, and has said her list of contacts exceeds 1,100 current and former government employees. Full Story