The FBI raided the home of Washington Post reporter Hannah Natanson this week. Agents took her phone, two computers, and a Garmin watch. The search is part of an investigation into a government contractor leaking classified information. US Attorney General Pam Bondi confirmed the raid on X. She said the contractor involved was arrested and described the leak as a threat to national security. Bondi said the contractor illegally leaked Pentagon secrets to a journalist. The Washington Post reported that Natanson’s home in Virginia was searched on Wednesday. Natanson has covered the Trump administration’s major changes to the federal workforce. Officials are investigating Aurelio Perez-Lugones, a Maryland-based Pentagon contractor with top-secret clearance. Court filings show Perez-Lugones accessed and printed classified intelligence reports. Classified documents were found in his car. He faces charges of unlawful retention of national defense information and is due in court Thursday. Natanson was told she is not the main subject of the probe. However, the search alarms free speech advocates. Jameel Jaffer, Knight First Amendment Institute director, said, "Any search targeting a journalist warrants intense scrutiny because these kinds of searches can deter and impede reporting that is vital to our democracy." Natanson previously reported using over 1,000 inside sources on how federal agencies were reshaped by Trump’s layoffs and staff changes. Many sources shared sensitive information they "weren't supposed to tell me," she wrote. In April, Bondi reversed policies protecting journalists from having their devices seized or being forced to testify in leak investigations. This FBI action follows these changes, sparking fresh debate about press freedom.