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Federal Judge Blocks Relocation of Proposed FBI Headquarters to Washington Building
Just the facts
U.S. District Judge Theodore Chuang of the District of Maryland ruled that the Trump administration acted arbitrarily and capriciously in cancelling plans to build a new FBI headquarters in Greenbelt, Maryland. The ruling blocked efforts by FBI Director Kash Patel to divert $323 million in congressionally allocated funds toward leasing space at the Ronald Reagan Building in Washington, D.C. Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown stated that the decision restores the federally approved plan to relocate the agency from the J. Edgar Hoover Building to Prince George's County. The FBI responded in a statement asserting that the administration sought a cost-effective facility and characterized the court's intervention as politically motivated.
Why this is news
U.S. District Judge Theodore Chuang issued a ruling in response to a lawsuit brought by the State of Maryland challenging the relocation of the proposed FBI headquarters.
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