Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos has stayed noticeably silent after one of the newspaperâs reporters, Hannah Natanson, had her home searched by federal agents Wednesdayâand the Postâs staff isnât happy.
Status.news reports that several of the publicationâs employees arenât happy with their ownerâs muted reaction to the raid. One called it ânauseating and irresponsible to have our owner remain silent given this unprecedented event,â while another said they were âdisappointedâ but ânot surprised.â
âIf there was a moment to stand up for our journalistic values, this would be it,â a third staffer said.
The newspaperâs executive editor, Matt Murray, forcefully condemned the search, which resulted in a phone and a smartwatch being seized from Natansonâs home.
âThis extraordinary, aggressive action is deeply concerning and raises profound questions and concern around the constitutional protections for our work,â Murray wrote in an internal memo. âThe Washington Post has a long history of zealous support for robust press freedoms. The entire institution stands by those freedoms and our work.â
Bezos, though, hasnât said anything, even as the Postâs own editorial board and other publications, such as The New York Times, have spoken out. Thatâs possibly due to Bezosâs efforts to cozy up to President Trump in his second term, donating $1 million to Trumpâs inauguration fund and attending the inauguration in person.
Since then, Bezos has shifted the Postâs opinion section to the right, paid $40 million to first lady Melania Trump for the rights to a documentary, and has met privately with the president multiple times. All signs point to Bezos staying silent in order to keep Trump happy and protect his billions.


Sooooo, Bezos canât be blackmailed for his marriage, what is he being blackmailed with?
He probably wasnât blackmailed. He is greedy enough to step forward for this.
Heâs an arsehole plain and simple
He lost a shit ton of money to his ex-wife and his reputation. He also ended up with batshit lady over this. I donât think money is his only motivation.
Fucking children.