Judge blocks Trump's plan to keep FBI headquarters in Washington, D.C.

Published Aug 18, 02:51 PM UTC

A federal judge in Maryland, Theodore Chuang, blocked President Donald Trump's plan to keep the FBI headquarters in Washington, D.C., ruling that the decision illegally discarded the General Services Administration's (GSA) congressionally approved 2023 plan to build a new complex in Greenbelt, Maryland. The Trump administration had sought to move the FBI from its aging J. Edgar Hoover Building to the Ronald Reagan Building, a few blocks away, and divert about $1 billion in funding approved for the Greenbelt campus. Maryland sued after Trump reversed the Biden-era decision. The judge's ruling bars the administration from proceeding with the Reagan Building move or diverting the funds. The New York Times noted the ruling is likely not the end of the lengthy dispute, and the FBI continues to operate from its deteriorating current headquarters.