The FBI raided the home of a Washington Post reporter who obtained classified and illegally leaked information from a Pentagon contractor.
Feds executed a search warrant at the Alexandria, Virginia, home of WaPo reporter Hannah Natanson on Wednesday morning as part of an investigation into a Maryland system administrator who has a top security clearance.
The FBI seized Natanson’s cell phone, two laptops (one personal and one work-related), and a Garmin watch.
Natanson is not the subject of the investigation.
According to The Washington Post, Natanson was at home at the time of the raid.
The contractor who stashed the classified documents at his home, Aurelio Perez-Lugones, is currently in jail.
FBI agents reportedly found classified intelligence reports in Perez-Lugones’ lunchbox and basement.
US Attorney General Pam Bondi said the search was conducted at the Pentagon’s request.
Bondi also said that the Trump Administration will not tolerate any leaks.
“This past week, at the request of the Department of War, the Department of Justice and FBI executed a search warrant at the home of a Washington Post journalist who was obtaining and reporting classified and illegally leaked information from a Pentagon contractor,” US Attorney General Pam Bondi said.
“The leaker is currently behind bars. I am proud to work alongside Secretary Hegseth on this effort,” she said.
“The Trump Administration will not tolerate illegal leaks of classified information that, when reported, pose a grave risk to our Nation’s national security and the brave men and women who are serving our country,” Bondi said.
This past week, at the request of the Department of War, the Department of Justice and FBI executed a search warrant at the home of a Washington Post journalist who was obtaining and reporting classified and illegally leaked information from a Pentagon contractor. The leaker is…
— Attorney General Pamela Bondi (@AGPamBondi) January 14, 2026
FBI Director Kash Patel released a statement on the raid:
This morning the FBI and partners executed a search warrant of an individual at the Washington Post who was found to allegedly be obtaining and reporting classified, sensitive military information from a government contractor – endangering our warfighters and compromising America’s national security. The alleged leaker was arrested this week and is in custody. As this is an ongoing investigation, we will have no further comment.
This morning the @FBI and partners executed a search warrant of an individual at the Washington Post who was found to allegedly be obtaining and reporting classified, sensitive military information from a government contractor – endangering our warfighters and compromising…
— FBI Director Kash Patel (@FBIDirectorKash) January 14, 2026
Hannah Natanson boasted about accepting information she knew she shouldn’t have.
The FBI raided the home of WashPo reporter Hannah Natanson this morning related to her suspected unauthorized handling/sharing classified information on Signal chats. (Prepare for more political whiplash as suddenly it becomes ok for someone to do so if one is a reporter.)… pic.twitter.com/JuUb25DLXK
— Julie Kelly (@julie_kelly2) January 14, 2026
DEVELOPING…
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