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The FBI searched the home of a Washington Post reporter Wednesday as part of an investigation into a government contractor who has been accused of illegally retaining classified materials, The Washington Post confirmed.
The FBI executed a search warrant at the home of a Washington Post reporter as part of an investigation into a government contractor charged with illegally retaining classified information. NBC News' Ryan Reilly has details on the search and reporter's past coverage of the Trump administration.
The FBI on Wednesday searched the home of a Washington Post journalist, the attorney general said, adding officials were investigating an alleged leak from the Pentagon to the reporter, who has written about federal job cuts.
The FBI's search is part of a probe into a federal employee suspected of mishandling classified information, Attorney General Pam Bondi said.
It is exceedingly rare, even in investigations of the unauthorized disclosure of classified information, for federal agents to search a reporter’s home.
The Washington Post says FBI agents have searched a reporter’s home as part of an investigation into a government contractor accused of sharing government secrets
