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Trump's Government Raided a Journalist - Decoding The Rhetoric
Yesterday morning, the FBI raided the home of Washington Post reporter Hannah Natanson, searched her residence, and seized her phone, laptops, and smartwatch.
Natanson is a Pulitzer Prize winning journalist. She was told she is not the target of the investigation. Yet federal agents took every device she uses to communicate with sources.
Press freedom organizations say this kind of raid is a hallmark of illiberal regimes, not democracies.
The contractor tied to the case is charged with retaining classified documents, not leaking them. Despite that, the Trump administration authorized a home raid on a journalist who was doing her job.
Attorney General Pam Bondi removed press protections last year that were designed to prevent exactly this. Now those consequences are here.
This video breaks down what happened, why it matters, and why journalists, whistleblowers, and civil liberties advocates are sounding the alarm. - 01/15/2026.