Watchdog launches probe into new FBI headquarters site selection
An internal government watchdog is launching an investigation into the process behind the selection of a site in Maryland for the FBI's new headquarters.
Robert Legare is a CBS News multiplatform reporter and producer covering the Justice Department, federal courts and investigations. He has covered Justice Department policies and law enforcement initiatives, several special counsel investigations and the sprawling probe into the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. After graduating from the College of the Holy Cross, he worked as an associate producer for the "CBS Evening News with Norah O'Donnell."
An internal government watchdog is launching an investigation into the process behind the selection of a site in Maryland for the FBI's new headquarters.
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