""It's hard to interpret this as anything other than an attempt to squash the freedom of the press," one critic said."
""There are important limits on the government's authority to carry out searches that implicate First Amendment activity," said Jameel Jaffer with the Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia, speaking to The New York Times about the search at Natanson's home."
""unlawful retention of national defense information," per court records."
FBI agents executed a search warrant at Washington Post reporter Hannah Natanson's home and seized electronic devices, including her phone and laptops, while she was present. Investigators said the search related to an arrest of government contractor Aurelio Perez-Lugones, who faces a charge of unlawful retention of national defense information. Natanson has been told she is not the subject of the investigation. Court documents do not allege Perez-Lugones shared classified material with journalists. Searches of reporters' homes in classified-documents probes are extremely rare, and legal experts emphasize limits on searches implicating First Amendment activity.
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