By DAVID BAUDERIf the byproduct of a raid on a Washington Post journalist’s home is to deter probing reporting of government action, the Trump administration could hardly have chosen a more compelling target. A law passed in 1917 makes it illegal for journalists to possess classified information, Jaffer said. The Washington Post has shifted its historically liberal opinion pages to the right under owner Jeff Bezos. “Leaking classified information puts America’s national security and the safety of our military heroes in serious jeopardy,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a post on X. ___Associated Press writers Alanna Durkin Richer and Eric Tucker in Washington and Michael Kunzelman in Baltimore contributed to this report.

Source: Washington Post January 16, 2026 03:39 UTC