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FBI searches home of Washington Post reporter, US attorney general says

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WASHINGTON, ​Jan 14 (Reuters) - The Justice Department and FBI executed ⁠a search warrant at the home of ‍a Washington Post ​reporter "who was obtaining and reporting classified and illegally leaked ​information from a Pentagon contractor," U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi said on ‌Wednesday.

Bondi said the search ‌occurred in the past week ​and that the leaker was behind bars. ‌She did not identify ⁠the journalist in her ‌post ​on social media, or say whether any classified ⁠documents were ⁠found.

(Reporting by Katharine Jackson ​and Doina Chiacu; Editing by ‌Susan Heavey)

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