President Donald Trump confirmed Wednesday that the individual responsible for leaking classified information related to U.S. operations in Venezuela has been identified—and is now sitting in jail where, as Trump put it, the leaker will “probably be in jail for a long time.”

Speaking during a bill signing ceremony, Trump made it clear this wasn’t rumor or speculation. “The leaker has been found, and is in jail right now,” the president said. “That’s the leaker on Venezuela—a very bad leaker.” Direct, decisive, and refreshingly clear.

Trump added that investigators believe “there could be some others” involved, noting that his administration is continuing to look into the matter. Still, the message was unmistakable: the days of leaking sensitive national security information without consequences are over.

The president’s remarks followed Attorney General Pam Bondi’s confirmation on X that, earlier this week, the Department of Justice and the FBI executed a search warrant at the home of a Washington Post journalist. According to Bondi, the journalist allegedly obtained and reported classified information that had been illegally leaked by a Pentagon contractor. She confirmed that the leaker is now “currently behind bars.”

Breitbart News reporter Sean Moran later detailed that the FBI raid was connected to an investigation into a government contractor accused of illegally retaining classified materials. The Washington Post reporter, Hannah Natanson, was not accused of any wrongdoing—an important detail that some critics conveniently glossed over in their rush to cry foul.

Former Washington Post executive editor Marty Baron quickly framed the enforcement action as an attack on press freedom, calling it “a clear and appalling sign” of aggression against the media. That reaction, of course, ignores one inconvenient fact: leaking classified information is not journalism—it’s a crime. And protecting national security isn’t censorship, no matter how loudly some former editors complain.

Once again, President Trump showed that accountability applies to everyone, including those who think secrecy laws are optional. National security matters, classified information matters, and enforcing the law matters. With the leaker jailed and investigations ongoing, this is a clear win for the rule of law—and a reminder that under President Trump, America takes its security seriously.