Jim Jordan Proposes Moving Much of FBI Out of DC

Yes, move it out of DC. DC has become the sort of city that liberals aspire to live in, making FBI jobs more appealing to them.

Drive them out any way you can.

The first step is blocking funding of the new FBI headquarters in DC, which Christopher Wray really wants.

As House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, continues to blast the FBI and Department of Justice over alleged politicization of the justice system and law enforcement, he is eyeing a major move to separate the bureau from the intrigue of the nation's capital.

To that end, he has thrown his support behind an effort to relocate the FBI headquarters, pointing to existing facilities in Huntsville, Ala., in a bid to depoliticize the bureau, he wrote in a Tuesday letter to the House Appropriations Committee recommending that the House use the "power of the purse" to advance key reforms. The bureau currently seeks to move out of the capital and into the suburbs.

No, the suburbs of DC are full of liberals.

"The Committee remains concerned about the politicization of federal law enforcement power emanating from FBI Headquarters in Washington, D.C.," he wrote. "The centralization of FBI operations in the National Capitol Region has led to duplication of activity best left to the respective field offices, contributed to reduced autonomy in local field offices, and allowed improper political influence to taint law enforcement investigations and activity."

He further suggested language for the 2024 appropriations bills to address the bureau's proposed move to the suburbs and the logistics of an alternate destination.

"None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to build a new FBI headquarters. In addition, the FBI is directed to submit an operational plan within 90 days to move the FBI Headquarters out of the National Capital Region," he wrote. "The operational plan should also consider the existing resources and infrastructure available at the FBI's Redstone Arsenal Campus in Huntsville, AL."

posted by Ace at 01:00 PM

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