Listen Comment on this story Comment Gift Article SharePresident Biden has fired architect of the Capitol J. Brett Blanton, a Donald Trump appointee who faced calls to resign from Republicans and Democrats after an inspector general report found ethical and administrative violations. I look forward to working with my colleagues to begin a search for a new Architect immediately,” Morelle said. His daughter “advised the OIG that her father had given her permission” to use the government cars, the report said. The Fairfax County police report identified Blanton as an “off-duty D.C. police officer.”AdvertisementDuring last week’s hearing, Blanton dismissed the notion that he’d done anything unethical during his time as architect of the Capitol. The inspector general report, he claimed, was “filled with errors,” though he added that he hadn’t had a chance to read the full report.
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