In support of the Post and Natanson, Bruce D. Brown, president of the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, warned that "physical searches of reporters' devices, homes, and belongings are some of the most invasive investigative steps law enforcement can take." The statement called for the reintroduction and passage by Congress of the PRESS Act, so-far unsuccessful legislation that "prohibits the federal government from compelling journalists and providers of telecommunications services (e.g., phone and internet companies) to disclose certain protected information, except in limited circumstances such as to prevent terrorism or imminent violence." Given that the Justice Department apparently has everything it needs to go forward with the prosecution of Perez-Lugones for leaking classified information, the raid on Natanson and seizure of her devices looks like harassment of a journalist who annoyed powerful people combined with a general search for anything the government might not want revealed.
Author: J.D. Tuccille
Published at: 2026-01-25 20:28:48
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