The email raises questions about the White House’s explanation for President Trump’s desire to keep the F.B.I. in the Washington suburbs while turning over the bureau’s existing headquarters on Pennsylvania Avenue for commercial development. In February, the administration presented lawmakers with a new plan: It would seek to demolish the existing headquarters, the J. Edgar Hoover Building, and rebuild on that site. building, including taking part himself in at least one meeting about the headquarters project before the new plan was announced. The Hoover building is a block from the Trump International Hotel, and the plan to build a new F.B.I.

Source: New York Times November 02, 2018 22:41 UTC