Resurfaced report puts scrutiny on Trump's call for FBI headquarters to remain in D.C.
In the wake of Donald Trump expressing his support for a replacement to the FBI's J. Edgar Hoover building to be constructed in Washington D.C., a report has resurfaced financially linking the former president to a bid to build the new structure, Newsweek reported.
"The FBI headquarters should not be moved to a far-away location, but should stay right where it is, in a new spectacular building, in the best location in our now crime-ridden and filthy-dirty, graffiti-scarred, capital," Trump wrote on Truth Social Saturday. "They should be involved in bringing back D.C., not running away from it."
But according to an Associated Press report from 2017, a firm connected to Jared Kushner and Donald Trump Jr. was among three that bid for the contract.
Virginia Democratic Rep. Gerald Connolly said at the time that Vornado Realty Trust's ties to Trump created a conflict of interest. As Newsweek points out, it's not known if Trump still has any ties to Vornado.
Trump is facing some backlash from his fellow Republicans over his call for the FBI's headquarters to remain in D.C., one example being Florida governor and 2024 contender Ron DeSantis, who said Trump was "seeking to deepen the swamp" with the move.
J. Edgar Hoover building on Pennsylvania Avenue was built in 1977 and has now been deemed unfit to be used, and extremely expensive to repair. In November, the U.S. General Services Administration which manages federal buildings announced a site in Greenbelt, Maryland, had been chosen for its replacement.
Read the full report over at Newsweek.
