Federal judge blocks Trump admin plan to move FBI headquarters to Reagan Building
The FBI blasted the court ruling blocking its Reagan Building headquarters move, calling it political interference against the Trump administration.
TL;DR
- A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration's plan to move FBI headquarters to the Ronald Reagan Building in Washington, D.C.
- The judge ruled that the decision to select the Reagan Building was 'not in accordance with law' and exceeded statutory authority.
- Previously appropriated funds redirected for the move were also found to be arbitrary and capricious.
- The ruling reinstates Greenbelt, Maryland, as the selected site for the FBI's new headquarters.
- The FBI criticized the ruling, calling it political interference aimed at undermining the administration's cost-saving goals.