Washington Post demands government return electronics seized in raid of reporter’s home

The paper says ‘outrageous seizure’ of Hannah Natanson’s devices threatens press freedom

The Washington Post has asked a federal court in Virginia to force the US government to return materials belonging to reporter Hannah Natanson, whose apartment was raided last week.

Natanson, who has closely reported on the ways in which the Trump administration has reshaped the federal government, had two laptops, two phones, a Garmin watch and other devices seized as part of an investigation into a government contractor’s alleged retention of classified materials, an action that press freedom groups decried as highly unusual and wildly inappropriate.

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Source: www.theguardian.com

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