Hoyer Statement on the Inspector General's Investigation into the Administration's FBI Relocation Plan

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) released the following statement today after the Inspector General announced it would open an investigation into the Administration's abrupt decision to not relocate the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) from its headquarters in DC and instead pursue a more expensive plan:

"Congress and the American people deserve to know why the decade-long process to build a new, relocated headquarters for the FBI was abandoned overnight by an Administration whose president would be personally financially impacted by its outcome. It is entirely appropriate for the Department of Justice Inspector General to investigate what transpired and how the Trump Administration came to this decision. Along with the rest of the Maryland delegation, I will continue to push for the FBI's long-planned move to a new, consolidated headquarters and advocate for the selection of a site in Prince George's County."