FBI Director Kash Patel confirmed Wednesday that agents conducted a raid on the home of a Washington Post journalist amid a national security investigation into the illegal leaking of classified military intelligence.
Patel revealed the operation in a statement on X, noting that federal authorities moved after discovering a reporter had been receiving and publishing sensitive information from a Pentagon-affiliated contractor.
The search targeted Hannah Natanson, who covers the federal workforce for the Post, at her Alexandria, Virginia residence, according to sources familiar with the investigation. Federal agents reportedly seized two laptops, a phone, and a Garmin watch. One of the laptops was her personal device, while the other belonged to the newspaper, The Washington Post reported.
Natanson has previously referred to herself as “the federal government whisperer,” in a Dec. 24 article covering President Trump’s efforts to shrink the size of Washington’s bureaucracy.
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