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President Joe Biden fired the government official responsible for maintenance and operation of the U.S. Capitol on Monday after a watchdog report accused him of multiple administrative and ethics violations.
Brett Blanton, the Architect of the Capitol, has been terminated, the White House said. Blanton’s dismissal came just hours after House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., said he had lost confidence in Blanton and that he should resign immediately or be fired.
Blanton, who was appointed to the position by Donald Trump, faced bipartisan calls for his resignation after an inspector general’s report last fall concluded he and his family had used government vehicles for weekend trips and that he mispresented himself as a law enforcement official.
The report cited Blanton for “administrative, ethical and policy violations” and said the investigation found “evidence of criminal violations.”
Blanton was hauled before a congressional committee last week to answer questions about the findings. During the hearing, he also was widely criticized because he was not at the Capitol during the Jan.
