"Attorney General Pam Bondi said the Justice Department would resume seizing reporters' phone records to find leakers. In April, Bondi rescinded former Attorney General Merrick Garland's policy restricting federal prosecutors from forcing journalists to reveal their sources. Zoom in: According to the Washington Post, Natanson was at her Virginia home when agents arrived. The FBI warrant said the search was part of an investigation into a Maryland system administrator accused of "accessing and taking home classified intelligence reports," per the affidavit cited by the Post."
"Between the lines: Natanson is part of a team that covers Trump's overhaul of the federal workforce. She previously covered education and won a Peabody in 2024 for her work. In 2022, she was part of a team of Post journalists awarded a Pulitzer Prize for coverage of the Jan. 6 insurrection. Zoom out: Press freedom experts have been sounding the alarm on what they believe are overreaches by the government to intimidate journalists."
Attorney General Pam Bondi announced that the Justice Department will resume seizing reporters' phone records to find leakers and rescinded Merrick Garland's policy limiting such actions. FBI agents executed a warrant at Washington Post reporter Natanson's Virginia home as part of an investigation into a Maryland system administrator accused of "accessing and taking home classified intelligence reports," according to an affidavit. A spokesperson confirmed the Post is reviewing the situation. Natanson covers the federal workforce overhaul, previously covered education, won a Peabody in 2024, and was part of a 2022 Pulitzer team. Press freedom groups have expressed alarm and urged Congress to drop a subpoena for journalist Seth Harp.
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