#fbi-search

#fbi-search

"The calculus, in terms of the statute, is always for our brilliant attorneys at DOJ, who we work in conjunction with," Patel said on the Charlie Kirk Show Thursday afternoon. "We always abide by the statute of limitations and any constitutional parameters that we have." Patel explained that a judge found "probable cause" for the FBI to execute a search warrant, so law enforcement "did just that."

I can confirm what the attorney general stated and the president as well, which is that the individual, unfortunately, a contractor at the Pentagon, chose to unlawfully leak classified and very serious information to this Washington Post reporter. She continued: Hence, why the reporter's home was looked into by the FBI, and rightfully so. And the administration is not going to tolerate leaks, especially from within the national security apparatus of the United States government that put our nation's integrity national security at risk.

Colleagues and journalists from other outlets united in support of Washington Post reporter Hannah Natanson on Wednesday hours after the FBI searched her Virginia home and seized several of her devices as part of an investigation into the alleged mishandling of classified information. Natanson was at home when agents arrived. According to the newspaper's reporting, federal officers examined her devices before seizing a phone, a Garmin watch, and two laptops one personal and one issued by her employer.

A guest on NewsNation began her appearance by reminding viewers that she is currently a criminal defendant in an election fraud case. Christina Bobb, who was President Donald Trump's personal attorney, appeared on Friday's Cuomo to discuss the FBI's raid at the home of John Bolton earlier in the day. Bolton served as National Security Advisor in Trump's first term, but has since become one of the president's harshest conservative critics.