WASHINGTON — In a last gasp effort to keep the future FBI headquarters in Maryland, the state filed a legal complaint against the Trump administration on Thursday over its actions to move the new headquarters to downtown Washington, D.C.

“The president’s plan is not just illegal; frankly, it just lacks common sense,” Gov. Wes Moore said at a news conference announcing the lawsuit. “This is ridiculous. And frankly, it’s the reason that we are all so frustrated, but why none of us are surprised.”

The lawsuit, first reported by The Baltimore Sun, follows multiple steps by the administration to position the Ronald Reagan building as the bureau’s next headquarters. Its announcement came a week after a Senate committee voted to approve funding to renovate the Reagan building for the FBI, f

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