The FBI has been looking at plans to build a new headquarters
in a D.C. suburb since 2011. After receiving several proposal the
Government Services Administration (GSA) settled on the best proposal.
The present building and land would be sold for hundreds of millions to a
private developer. The developer would demolish the headquarters and
build a hotel and commercial complex on the site. The developer would
also build a new FBI headquarters in the suburbs. The new building in
the suburbs would accommodate all 11,000 employees. Then Chump got
elected.
On January 24, three days after being sworn in, Individual 1 met with
the administrator of the GSA. This is bizarre by itself. Who ever heard
of a brand new president making it a top priority to meet with the head
of the GSA? In May the GSA announced it was abandoning the existing
plan and announced a new plan to demolish the existing building and
build a new building on the same site. The head of the GSA testified
before a Senate panel in April, 2017 . She claimed that the reason for
the change of plans was because the FBI asked to stay in the old site.
The administrator did not disclose that she had met with individual 1.
Now that this information is public, she has refused to say what was
discussed at the meeting.
Please understand that the change of plans represents a huge financial
benefit to individual 1 and a huge cost to taxpayers. First, of course,
he will not have a competitor directly across the street from his
hotel. Second, with the FBI building in place, presumably some
additional business will be generated for his hotel. By the way, the
new plan will costs hundreds of millions of dollars more than the old
plan. The new building will still require about 3,000 employees to
work off campus. And finally, the new plan will require FBI employees
to relocate twice.
In late October, 2018 Elijah Cummings and four other representatives
sent a letter to the GSA asking for a detailed account of what was said
in the January 24 meeting. As far as I know that letter has never been
answered. Guess what, now it will be. Cummings will make this
investigation a priority. He is going to have the GSA administrator
under oath. It will not surprise me if it is revealed that she lied
the first time when she testified that the change of plans was at the
request of the FBI.
Ryan Zinke, made national news with his dirty deal involving land in
Whitefish Montana. Zinke's deal was small potatoes compared to this.
If Chump talked about the deal with the GSA administrator, he and she
clearly violated ethics rules. I am not a criminal lawyer, but it
seems to me that there must have been violations of criminal law.
The GSA administrator is Emily Murphy. I assume she has never before
been embroiled in any ethical controversy. It is amazing how Chump
dirties everyone he deals with who was not dirty before. It is not easy
to have a Chump deal called the dirtiest of all. I think this
qualifies. Thanks for listening.
Richard
P.S.
It is sickening that the sociopath in chief has caused hundreds of
thousands to go without pay. He could not care less. His time is
coming.
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