Kash Patel Archives - Committee to Protect Journalists

FBI Director Kash Patel, next to U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi, speaks at a press conference following the arrest in the D.C. pipe bomber investigation, at the Justice Department in Washington, D.C., U.S., December 4, 2025. REUTERS/Jessica Koscielniak

CPJ joins 2 urgent calls for legal transparency following FBI search of WaPo journalist’s home

January 16, 2026 7:47 PM EST

The Committee to Protect Journalists has joined two coalition efforts to express concern over the Wednesday search of Washington Post reporter Hannah Natanson’s home, during which the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) seized her electronic devices in connection with a reported investigation into a government contractor’s handling of classified documents. In a joint statement led by the Free Press, 31…