Overview
- Justice Secretary Pam Bondi confirmed that FBI agents executed the warrant at Hannah Natanson’s Virginia home last week at the Pentagon’s request and said the person who provided the information is in custody.
- Investigators examined multiple devices and seized her cellphone, a smartwatch, and two laptops, including a work computer, according to the Washington Post and other outlets.
- Court records say the investigation centers on a Maryland system administrator charged with unlawful retention of national defense information.
- Filings reviewed by AP indicate the contractor held the highest clearance, printed sensitive reports at work, and had documents marked “SECRET” found in his home and car, including one in a lunchbox.
- The Washington Post says agents told Natanson she is not the focus of the probe, while media groups flagged the rare search of a reporter’s home as raising press-freedom concerns; the FBI declined comment and DOJ offered no further details.