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FBI searches home of Washington Post reporter in classified documents probe, her devices seized
The US authorities conducted the raid in connection with an investigation into a government contractor in Maryland who allegedly took home classified reports.
FBI agents searched the home of The Washington Post's reporter Hannah Natanson as part of an investigation into a government contractor accused of sharing government secrets.
The searches were conducted at Natanson's Virginia home no Wednesday and her devices, including a phone and a watch were seized from her, the newspaper said.
The US authorities conducted the raid in connection with an investigation into a government contractor in Maryland who allegedly took home classified reports.
The contractor, Aurelio Perez-Lugones, was charged earlier this month with unlawful retention of national defense information, the daily added.
Natanson covers the Trump administration's transformation of the federal government. She recently published a piece describing how she gained hundreds of new sources, leading a colleague to call her “the federal government whisperer,” the report said.
The FBI and Justice Department officials have not issued any response over the raids.
