Federal agents searched the home of a Washington Post journalist as part of an investigation into the alleged leak of classified information from a government contractor, Attorney General Pam Bondi said. Bondi said the journalist had been reporting on “classified and illegally leaked information” connected to the case. The Washington Post reported that agents seized reporter Hannah Natanson’s phone, two laptops and a Garmin watch during the search. Bondi alluded to the suspect in a post on X on Wednesday, saying he is now in custody. Earlier this year, Bondi issued a Justice Department memorandum rescinding a Biden-era policy that broadly restricted federal authorities from seeking reporters’ records in leak investigations.

Source: Washington Post January 16, 2026 08:13 UTC