Key Highlights
- A federal law passed in 1980, the Privacy Protection Act, generally prohibits authorities from using search warrants to obtain journalists' work materials unless the journalist is suspected of committing a crime related to those materials.
- According to The Washington Post, investigators told Natanson she was not the target of the inquiry.
- During the search, law enforcement officers seized laptops, a mobile phone and a smartwatch.
- A spokesperson for the newspaper said it was "reviewing and monitoring the situation". Hannah Natanson's home was searched by the FBI on Wednesday.
- (Photo: Facebook) Court documents cited by The Post indicate that investigators are focusing on Aurelio Perez-Lugones, a system administrator in Maryland with top-secret security clearance.
