A federal magistrate judge on Wednesday blocked the FBI from accessing devices seized from the Washington Post reporter who obtained illegally leaked information from a Pentagon contractor.
JUST IN: A federal magistrate judge has blocked the Justice Department from accessing devices seized from Washington Post reporter Hannah Natanson. Also reveals there wree *three* warrants: One for her home, one for her car and one for Natanson herself. https://t.co/3W3vpeTYJQ pic.twitter.com/lAqXJ2RuHH
— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) January 21, 2026
Among the items seized from Natanson: 2 silver MacBook Pros and a Pink iPhone.
Here is what was seized from Natanson’s home: pic.twitter.com/AgGHG0Fzo6
— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) January 21, 2026
As previously reported, 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 earlier this month 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.
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.
Attorney General Pam Bondi said the search was conducted at the Pentagon’s request.
