{"id":2536479,"date":"2026-01-14T13:03:58","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T18:03:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fbi-searches-washington-post-reporters-home\/"},"modified":"2026-01-14T13:06:55","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T18:06:55","slug":"fbi-searches-washington-post-reporters-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fbi-searches-washington-post-reporters-home\/","title":{"rendered":"FBI searches Washington Post reporter&#8217;s home"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">12<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffbi-searches-washington-post-reporters-home%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2536479&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The FBI executed a search warrant at Washington post reporter Hannah Natanson&#8217;s Virginia home while she was there, seizing her phone, a garmin watch, and two laptops (one personal, one Post-issued). Authorities say Natanson is not the target; the investigation focuses on Aurelio Perez-Lugones, a Maryland-based government contractor accused of removing and retaining classified intelligence reports. The raid follows Attorney General Pam Bondi&#8217;s recent rescission of a DOJ policy that had limited seeking journalists&#8217; records and testimony; Bondi said the policy had been abused and claimed the operation was done &#8220;at the request of the Department of War,&#8221; adding the alleged leaker is now jailed. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt reiterated the governance&#8217;s &#8220;zero tolerance&#8221; stance on leaks.The Washington Examiner reports the FBI, the Washington Post, and Natanson were contacted for comment.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">FBI searches Washington Post reporter&rsquo;s home<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2457866\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/investigations\/4413620\/fbi-names-agent-dan-bongino-replacement-deputy-director\/\">FBI<\/a> carried out a search warrant on a <em>Washington Post<\/em> reporter&rsquo;s <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4414224\/youngkin-backs-vance-2028-silent-on-own-future\/\">Virginia<\/a> home on Wednesday morning as part of an investigation into a government contractor accused of <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >keeping classified government materials<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The agency raided the home of reporter Hannah Natanson while she was on site. Investigators said she is not the focus of the investigation, which centers on Aurelio Perez-Lugones, a Maryland-based system administrator who has been accused of accessing and taking classified intelligence reports home, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/national-security\/2026\/01\/14\/washington-post-reporter-search\/\">according to<\/a> the <em>Washington Post<\/em>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4418167\/watch-live-omar-leads-democrats-introducing-articles-impeachment-noem\/\">WATCH LIVE: Omar leads Democrats introducing articles of impeachment against Noem<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/investigations\/4417159\/ex-nypd-commissioner-sues-eric-adams-defamation-mental-decline-claims\/\">Ex-NYPD commissioner sues Eric Adams for defamation over mental decline claims<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/investigations\/4417152\/la-fire-chief-brushes-off-calls-investigate-edited-palisades-fire-report\/\">LA fire chief brushes off calls to investigate edited Palisades fire report<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>FBI agents seized various devices belonging to Natanson, including her phone, a Garmin watch, and two laptops, one personal and the other issued to her by the <em>Washington Post<\/em>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A person walks into the One Franklin Square Building, home of the Washington Post newspaper, on June 21, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo\/Alex Brandon, File)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Natanson covers the federal workforce in the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/infrastructure\/4418242\/rob-bonta-trump-accepted-defeat-yank-california-transportation-funding\/\">Trump administration<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This FBI raid comes nine months after Attorney General Pam Bondi revoked a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3392576\/bondi-rescinds-biden-policy-against-records-journalists-leak-investigations\/\">Biden administration Justice Department policy<\/a> that barred the department from seeking journalists&rsquo; records and testimony in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bondi-rescinds-biden-era-policy-against-seeking-records-from-journalists-in-leak-investigations-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"... rescinds Biden-era ... against seeking records from journalists in leak ...s - Washington Examiner\">investigations surrounding leaks<\/a>. Bondi said the policy had been &ldquo;abused,&rdquo; leading officials to engage in politically charged leaks to &ldquo;media allies.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Bondi also said the FBI and the Department of Justice&nbsp;carried out the raid &ldquo;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AGPamBondi\/status\/2011456849711612019?s=20\">at the request of the Department of War<\/a>.&rdquo;&nbsp;She added that the individual leaking information to the reporter is now behind bars.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The Trump Administration will not tolerate illegal leaks of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-73976-ballots-released-by-maricopa-county-56-1-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"BREAKING: 73,976 Ballots Released By Maricopa County \u2014 56.1% FOR DONALD TRUMP\">classified information<\/a> that, when reported, pose a grave risk to our Nation&rsquo;s national security and the brave men and women who are serving our country,&rdquo; Bondi said on X.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4415219\/house-transportation-committee-employee-indicted-phone-theft-scheme\/\"><strong>HOUSE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE EMPLOYEE FEDERALLY INDICTED OVER PHONE THEFT SCHEME<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt also said the&nbsp;Trump administration has &ldquo;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/PressSec\/status\/2011461278246793555?s=20\">zero tolerance<\/a>&rdquo; for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/south-dakota-lowers-unemployment-to-pre-pandemic-levels-after-state-rejected-lockdowns\/\" title=\"South Dakota Lowers Unemployment to Pre-Pandemic Levels After State Rejected Lockdowns\">leaking classified information<\/a> and will continue its crackdown.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> contacted the FBI, the <em>Washington Post<\/em>, and Natanson for comment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FBI searches WaPo reporter&#8217;s Virginia home<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2536480,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AP26014523261292-e1768404983254.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[50645,5157,44205,70915,32293],"class_list":["post-2536479","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-fbi-2","tag-journalism","tag-press-freedom","tag-search-warrant","tag-washington-post"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AP26014523261292-e1768404983254.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2536479","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2536479"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2536479\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2536483,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2536479\/revisions\/2536483"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2536480"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2536479"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2536479"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2536479"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}