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Federal judge blocks Trump admin plan to move FBI headquarters to Reagan Building

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Former Trump attorney Jim Trusty joins 'Fox & Friends Weekend' to discuss the FBI's decision to permanently close the J. Edgar Hoover building in Washington, D.C., and FBI director Kash Patel's push for transparency.

A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration’s plan to move FBI headquarters into Washington, D.C.’s Ronald Reagan Building, preserving the previously selected Greenbelt, Maryland, site for the bureau’s long-planned new headquarters.

U.S. District Judge Theodore Chuang ruled Monday that the FBI and General Services Administration’s (GSA) decisions to select the Reagan Building were "not in accordance with law" and exceeded their statutory authority .

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ABC News Aug 17, 2026
Judge blocks Trump administration from moving FBI headquarters to DC office building

A U.S. judge has blocked plans to move the FBI's headquarters to a federal office building in Washington

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CBS News Aug 17, 2026
Judge blocks plan to move FBI headquarters to Reagan Building

U.S. District Judge Theodore Chuang ruled that the Trump administration's move to divert funding and cancel a plan to move the FBI to Maryland was "arbitrary and capricious and not in accordance with law."

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Fox News Aug 18, 2026
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.

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