Rep. Higgins Calls for Complete Reconstruction of FBI, Opposes Allocation of Site for Its New HQ

Published on November 14, 2023

At a House Oversight Committee hearing on “Oversight of the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA)” on Tuesday, Rep. Clay Higgins (R-La.) questioned GSA Administrator Robin Carnahan over the allocation of a site for a new FBI headquarters, and expressed concerns about conflicts of interest in the selection process. He also expressed “serious concerns regarding the weaponization of the FBI.” “I think the FBI, as an institution, should be taken down brick by brick … and rebuilt from the ground up,” Mr. Higgins said. ...