Current and former FBI officers have told me FBI leaders are misleading Congress and the American people about their proposal to relocate the FBI headquarters to Maryland or Virginia for two reasons.
Because of the gridlock problem, two former FBI officers agreed that FBI's leadership will quietly create a D.C. "Headquarters element" soon after the move to a new headquarters facility so senior FBI officers can interact more easily with officials.
The second reason current and former FBI officers told me they oppose the proposed FBI headquarters is because the Bureau will be getting a large new complex in Virginia or Maryland but will retain dozens of other large buildings and compounds.
To counter what he claims is the weaponization of the FBI and its politicized bureaucracy, Chairman Jordan proposed that Appropriations Committee Chairwoman Granger strip funding for a new FBI HQ unless it selects a location outside of the D.C. metropolitan area.
There will be a heated debate over a new FBI HQ when the House and Senate 2024 Appropriations bills go to conference.
Perhaps the Biden Administration's recent announcement that it will select the location for a new FBI headquarters on the basis of "Equity" will cause Senate Republicans to speak out against the FBI HQ relocation.
Regardless of how this works out for the FBI's FY 2024 appropriation, the debate over a new FBI HQ and moving headquarters of other federal agencies outside of the Washington, D.C. area is likely to intensify, especially if a new America First president is elected in November 2024 who is determined to drain the swamp.
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