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FBI Director Kash Patel\u2019s bid to keep the bureau\u2019s headquarters in Washington, D.C., has been declared unlawful by a federal judge.<\/p>\n

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Following a lengthy battle between Maryland and Virginia over replacing the deteriorating J. Edgar Hoover Building, the General Services Administration selected Greenbelt, Maryland, for the organization\u2019s new home in 2023.<\/p>\n

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President Donald Trump, 80, scrapped that decision after returning to office in 2025. His administration proposed moving the bureau into the Ronald Reagan Building, a short walk from its current home. Maryland and Prince George\u2019s County sued that November.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

On Monday, U.S. District Judge Theodore Chuang ruled that the proposed switch was \u201cnot in accordance with law.\u201d He prohibited Patel, 46, and Attorney General Todd Blanche, 52, from relocating the FBI to the Reagan Building or funding renovations there, the Associated Press reported.<\/p>\n

The setback marks another pratfall for a director whose error-strewn tenure has earned him the nickname \u201cKeystone Kash,\u201d a reference to the spectacularly incompetent police force from silent-era comedy films.<\/p>\n

Chuang, an Obama appointee, concluded in his that Congress had never authorized the Washington plan.<\/p>\n

Lawmakers included language in the 2026 Appropriations Act blocking previously appropriated funds from being spent on remodeling the Reagan Building until the FBI produces complete architectural plans. No plans have been submitted, The Washington Post reported.<\/p>\n

The bureau responded with a furious attack on the court.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is not the first time courts have tried to undermine the administration in its goal to make government more cost-effective for American taxpayers,\u201d the bureau said in a statement reported by the AP. \u201cThe court has chosen to impermissibly intervene for political reasons.\u201d<\/p>\n

Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown, a Democrat, said the victory was \u201cabout more than a building,\u201d adding: \u201cIt is about ensuring that when Congress makes a decision, the Federal Government cannot simply ignore it because they do not like the outcome.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Maryland Gov. Wes Moore said the decision was a big win for his home state.<\/p>\n

\u201cNow it is time to stop the games and get to work building the world-class FBI headquarters that our public servants deserve, where it belongs: in Prince George\u2019s County, Maryland,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

County executive Aisha Braveboy told the Post that the Greenbelt development would deliver 7,500 jobs and attract $4 billion in investment, making it the largest investment in the county\u2019s history. \u201cWe\u2019re in it to win it,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Chuang directed the two sides to submit a joint status report within 14 days. <\/p>\n

The Daily Beast contacted the Justice Department, the FBI, and the General Services Administration for comment. <\/p>\n

An FBI spokesperson was scathing of the ruling. They told the Daily Beast: \u201cThis is not the first time courts have tried to undermine the administration in its goal to make government more cost-effective for American taxpayers. The court has chosen to impermissibly intervene for political reasons. <\/p>\n

\u201cThis FBI is mission focused and will continue the best course of action to meet the needs of law enforcement. Sycophants seeking to undermine the work of this FBI, which has led the largest reduction in crime in American history under President Trump, will not be deterred.\u201d<\/p>\n

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So too was the GSA. \u201cAn activist judge is wasting taxpayer dollars in yet another political decision designed to undermine President Trump and his America-First agenda,\u201c a spokesperson told the Beast. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\u201cGSA will not pursue an inferior approach in cost, speed, and value. Guided by President Trump\u2019s vision, we remain focused on delivering a new FBI Headquarters faster and at far lower cost to the American taxpayer. GSA will continue to ensure its agency partners, including the FBI, have workspaces to best accomplish their missions on behalf of the American people.\u201d<\/p>\n

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