New Delhi, Dec. 27 -- Federal Bureau Of Investigation (FBI) Director Kash Patel stated that the agency's historic yet aging headquarters in Washington would be "shut down permanently" as staff are relocated to the building formerly used by the US Agency for International Development (USAID), which is no longer in operation.

Patel took to X and said, "After more than 20 years of failed attempts, we finalized a plan to permanently close the FBI's Hoover headquarters and move the workforce into a safe, modern facility." He mentioned that when they took over, taxpayers were facing nearly $5 billion for a new headquarters that wouldn't be ready until 2035, and that plan was subsequently abandoned.

Patel explained that the decision was made t...