FBI Raid on WaPo Reporter’s Home Was Based on Sham Pretext

The Washington Post headquarters in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026. Federal agents searched the home of a Washington Post reporter who allegedly obtained and reported on classified information from a Pentagon contractor who is currently in jail, Attorney General Pam Bondi said. Photographer: Graeme Sloan/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Pam Bondi’s decision to rescind rules to protect journalists is being used as a cudgel to attack the First Amendment.

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