FBI Searches Home of Washington Post Reporter, Raising Alarms

0 January 15, 2026 11:15

The FBI searched the home of Washington Post reporter Hannah Natanson on Wednesday as part of a leak investigation into a government contractor who has been charged with “unlawful retention of national defense information,” according to a criminal complaint. President Donald Trump revealed the information relates to Venezuela. The Washington Post says the paper and the reporter are not targets of the investigation but the action is raising concerns by free press advocates. NBC’s Kelly O’Donnell reports for TODAY.

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