FBI Director Christopher Wray, appearing before the House Judiciary Committee for the first time since Republicans took control in January, listens July 12 as Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, chair of the House Committee on the Judiciary, speaks during an oversight hearing. Â
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy of California speaks during a July 14 news conference after the House approved an annual defense bill. McCarthy suggested recently he might block the FBI from relocating its downtown headquarters to a new facility planned for the suburbs of Washington. Â
WASHINGTON � When Speaker Kevin McCarthy suggested recently he might stop the FBI from relocating its downtown headquarters to a new facility planned for the Washington suburbs, it was more than idle thinking about an office renovation.
The nod from the Republican speaker is elevating a once-fringe proposal to upend the FBI in the aftermath of the federal indictment of Donald Trump over classified documents and the Justice Department's prosecution of his allies, including some of the nearly 1,000 people charged in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol.
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy of California speaks during a July 14 news conference after the House approved an annual defense bill. McCarthy suggested recently he might block the FBI from relocating its downtown headquarters to a new facility planned for the suburbs of Washington. Â
FBI Director Christopher Wray, appearing before the House Judiciary Committee for the first time since Republicans took control in January, listens July 12 as Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, chair of the House Committee on the Judiciary, speaks during an oversight hearing. Â
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