Maryland filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration Thursday, claiming it unlawfully tried to sabotage the FBI Headquarters move to Prince George's County and redirected $1 billion in previously appropriated funds.

The suit comes months after the administration decided to abandon the site in Greenbelt, Maryland, and move the FBI HQ to the Ronald Reagan Building in Washington, D.C.

According to the lawsuit, the selection of the D.C. location violates instructions established by law. The decision came after nearly two decades of attempts to find a new permanent space for the headquarters.

WJZ has reached out to the FBI for a statement. The Department of Justice declined to provide a comment.

Choosing the FBI HQ site

The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) chose the Gree

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