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Headline: UNCAPTIONED: US Judge Blocks Trump Administration Plan To Scrap FBI Headquarters Move To Maryland
Caption: US Judge Blocks Trump Administration Plan To Scrap FBI Headquarters Move To Maryland. A U.S. federal judge has blocked the Trump administration's plan to relocate the new FBI headquarters to Washington, D.C., instead of Maryland. U.S. District Judge Theodore Chuang ruled in favour of Maryland and Prince George's County, finding that the administration unlawfully abandoned plans for a new headquarters in Greenbelt. Greenbelt was selected in 2023, but the Trump administration later sought to move the FBI headquarters to the Ronald Reagan Building in Washington. The judge ruled that the Washington site violated measures passed by Congress requiring the government to select from three shortlisted locations outside the capital. Chuang also ruled that the administration could not divert $555 million approved by Congress for the Greenbelt project to prepare the Ronald Reagan Building instead. Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown welcomed the decision, saying it cleared the way for the headquarters project to return to Greenbelt. The FBI criticised the ruling, accusing the court of intervening for political reasons and saying it would continue pursuing the best option for law enforcement. The federal government has spent almost 15 years developing plans to replace the FBI's existing J. Edgar Hoover Building headquarters in Washington. Instructions: THIS VIDEO MUST NOT BE EDITED FOR LENGTH TO COMBINE WITH OTHER CONTENT
Keywords: Current Affairs & Politics,FBI,Donald Trump,Theodore Chuang,Greenbelt,Maryland,Washington DC,Ronald Reagan Building,Anthony Brown,Prince George's County,FBI headquarters
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