J. Brett Blanton, appointed by Donald Trump in late 2019 to oversee design, construction, and maintenance activities within the sprawling U.S. Capitol complex in the role of the Architect of the Capitol (AOC), has been fired by President Joe Biden.
The news, delivered on Monday via a notably terse dispatch, comes three months after federal watchdog the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) issued a blistering ten-page report accusing Blanton of a litany of ethics abuses that “violated every pillar the OIG operates under including theft, fraud, waste and abuse against not only the AOC but also the taxpayer.” Among other acts, Blanton is accused of the flagrant misuse of government property and impersonating a police officer.
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