GSA canceled a move of FBI's HQ that could've made room for a competitor near Trump Hotel. In prior testimony, GSA chief omitted Trump's unusual intervention in the move. Now she refuses to tell Congress what he said. In related news, it's #SunshineWeek. So much for transparency. https://t.co/thHxzQRyiJ
— Walter Shaub (@waltshaub) March 13, 2019
Trump intervened in GSA's plan to relocate FBI's HQ, which could've opened space for a competitor to move in across from his hotel. @GSAEmily hid Trump's involvement from Congress. Now DOJ drops funding for the move from its budget request. Shady business! https://t.co/MXfJDiLWSZ
— Walter Shaub (@waltshaub) March 12, 2019
The administration is not asking for any money for new FBI headquarters. Reminder that moving the FBI, while long planned and important for national security, could open up new development which would compete with the Trump hotel. https://t.co/Oec4qpVrVu
— Noah Bookbinder (@NoahBookbinder) March 12, 2019
Ethics Crisis Reminder: Why did the Trump admin scrap the decade-long planning to relocate FBI’s HQ? Was it because the move might have created a risk that a competitor could move in near his DC hotel? This raises more questions: https://t.co/LK1b7EB9Cd
— Walter Shaub (@waltshaub) March 11, 2019
Trump’s budget benefits his business partner, D.C. hotel:
— Zach Everson (@Z_Everson) March 12, 2019
-$20 million for hospital project named after Jack Nickalus, who designed two Trump golf courses
-$0 for relocation of FBI HQ, which could lead to competition for Trump Hotel D.C.
Via @1100Penn: https://t.co/HqJ37T4Wtf
update 10/18/18
Keeping the FBI's headquarters in downtown D.C. will cost $500 million more than moving it to the suburbs, according to House Democrats https://t.co/mDGOBKjch5
— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) October 18, 2018
Why was Donald Trump so interested in the FBI building? @thomaskaplan goes deep https://t.co/40xxBPFdrg
— Michael Tackett (@tackettdc) October 18, 2018
The Trump admin's reversal of the plan for a new FBI HQ is an undercovered story. Everyone—Congress, GSA, GOP, Dems—had agreed on the idea of a new HQ in the suburbs. Trump stopped it without really bothering to offer a rationale. https://t.co/XsTnFxZh7s
— Ben Pershing (@benpershing) October 18, 2018
NEW: President Donald Trump was more involved in stopping FBI HQ decision than previously known, emails show https://t.co/fXIbUPJ538 pic.twitter.com/tDtonrMWHT
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) October 18, 2018
Could this be the next Trump scandal? @paulwaldman1 digs into the strange saga of Trump's involvement in the internal debate over relocating FBI headquarters:https://t.co/Cxvtgm79vu
— Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) August 29, 2018
Trump owns a hotel across the street from the FBI HQ. He has a financial stake in plans to redevelop or relocate.
— Adam Schiff (@RepAdamSchiff) August 28, 2018
He cared enough to meet with the GSA about it, and to prevent them from disclosing what he said to them.
House Republican reaction: Move along, nothing to see here. https://t.co/GqkiyZyHLQ
GSA IG report details White House involvement in FBI headquarters decision. https://t.co/owpIO3e6fL
— Jonathan O'Connell (@OConnellPostbiz) August 27, 2018
Just in: Despite efforts by the Administration to dodge the truth, @GSA_OIG sent us a report confirming that Trump was in previously undisclosed meetings about the relocation of the FBI HQ. And despite telling Congress the plan changed to save money, the numbers don't add up. https://t.co/K8XZ8KdAfK
— Chris Van Hollen (@ChrisVanHollen) August 27, 2018
Clarification here. Trump may have been involved in scuttling a plan that would have replaced current FBI HQ near the Trump Hotel with a private development, and moved the FBI out to the DC suburbs.
— Bruce Leshan (@BruceLeshan) August 27, 2018
Trump blocked construction on the FBI hq by his hotel, then used his power to quash an investigation. This is the type of oversight @HouseGOP has refused to conduct. Thank you @GerryConnolly for your work exposing corruption. https://t.co/S1MWtku5fR
— Bill Pascrell, Jr. (@BillPascrell) August 27, 2018
#BREAKING New GSA Inspector General's report finds the President was involved in scuttling a plan to rebuild the FBI HQ across the street from the Trump Hotel. @wusa9 https://t.co/SdOSeTfa8N
— Bruce Leshan (@BruceLeshan) August 27, 2018
.@realDonaldTrump intervened in plans to turn the FBI HQ across the street from his luxury hotel into a construction zone, then invoked executive privilege to block inspector general from learning what he said in meetings. https://t.co/H4sBeMXZ0A pic.twitter.com/gwqtItP4NJ
— Todd J. Gillman (@toddgillman) August 27, 2018
Sad! 