FBI Director Kash Patel released the following statement: “This morning the FBI and partners executed a search warrant of an individual at the Washington Post who was found to allegedly be obtaining and reporting classified, sensitive military information from a government contractor – endangering our warfighters and compromising America’s national security. The alleged leaker was arrested this week and is in custody. As this is an ongoing investigation, we will have no further comment.“
(DailyCaller.com) – The FBI searched Washington Post (WaPo) reporter Hannah Natanson’s home and devices Wednesday as part of an investigation into a Pentagon contractor accused of sharing government secrets, according to multiple reports.
Natanson, who covers the Trump administration’s reshaping of the federal government for the WaPo, had her phone, two laptops and a Garmin watch seized from her Virginia home, the outlet reported. Attorney General Pam Bondi said the search was done at the request of the Department of War, adding that her Justice Department (DOJ) would resume searching reporters’ phones to find alleged leakers of government information, according to an internal memo published in 2025, the WaPo reported. (RELATED: Washington Post Goes On Firing Spree, Reportedly Terminates Over A Dozen Employees)
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— Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) January 14, 2026
This morning the @FBI and partners executed a search warrant of an individual at the Washington Post who was found to allegedly be obtaining and reporting classified, sensitive military information from a government contractor – endangering our warfighters and compromising…
— FBI Director Kash Patel (@FBIDirectorKash) January 14, 2026
This past week, at the request of the Department of War, the Department of Justice and FBI executed a search warrant at the home of a Washington Post journalist who was obtaining and reporting classified and illegally leaked information from a Pentagon contractor. The leaker is…
— Attorney General Pamela Bondi (@AGPamBondi) January 14, 2026
