Overview
- Agents searched Hannah Natanson’s Virginia home and seized her phone, two laptops including a work device, and a smartwatch, according to the Washington Post.
- Attorney General Pam Bondi said DOJ and the FBI executed the warrant at the Pentagon’s request and that the suspected source is in custody.
- The investigation centers on system administrator Aurelio Perez-Lugones, who has been charged with unlawful possession of national-defense information.
- Court records describe classified materials found in his Maryland home and car, including items marked “SECRET,” with one document recovered from a lunchbox.
- Investigators told Natanson she is not the focus, while the Post and press-rights groups criticized the search as an unusual and aggressive step with implications for source protection.