A U.S. judge blocked the Trump administration's plan to move the FBI headquarters to Washington, D.C., ruling that the administration unlawfully diverted funds approved by Congress for the project. The court sided with Maryland and Prince George's County, clearing the path for the headquarters to be built in Greenbelt, Maryland.
The ruling prevents the Trump administration from relocating the FBI headquarters to Washington D.C., upholding a previous decision to build the facility in Maryland and ensuring the proper use of congressionally allocated funds.
A U.S. judge on Monday blocked plans to move the FBI’s headquarters to a federal office building in Washington, finding that President Donald Trump’s administration illegally tossed out a previously approved plan to build a new facility in Maryland. U.S. District Judge Theodore D. Chuang ruled that the move was “not in accordance with law,” and blocked the Trump administration from moving the FBI to the Ronald Reagan Building, renovating it for the FBI, or repurposing funds.
Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown stated that the court's decision clears the path back to Greenbelt, Maryland, for the FBI headquarters. Maryland Governor Wes Moore added that it is time to stop the games and get to work building a world-class FBI headquarters in Prince George's County, Maryland.
The FBI's current headquarters, the J. Edgar Hoover Building, was dedicated in 1975 and has fallen into disrepair. The Maryland location was selected over nearby Virginia following an intense competition between the two states.
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