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13 Feb 2023


A bipartisan consensus had formed on Capitol Hill in recent days that Blanton should be dismissed. 

"The Architect of the Capitol, Brett Blanton, no longer has my confidence to continue in his job," House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., tweeted on Monday. "He should resign or President Biden should remove him immediately."

Architect of the U.S. Capitol Brett Blanton testifies before the House Administration Committee in the Longworth House Office Building on Capitol Hill on February 09, 2023 in Washington, DC. 

Architect of the U.S. Capitol Brett Blanton testifies before the House Administration Committee in the Longworth House Office Building on Capitol Hill on February 09, 2023 in Washington, DC.  (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

New York Rep. Joe Morelle, the Ranking Democrat on the House Administration Committee, said that Blanton was "given the opportunity to respond to numerous allegations of legal, ethical, and administrative violations," and failed to "directly respond." 

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Blanton was responsible for managing a 2,000-person staff and overseeing the Capitol grounds, including the U.S. Capitol building, Library of Congress, and Supreme Court. 

The U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C. 

The U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C.  (Samuel Corum/Getty Images)

An inspector general report from 2021 accused him of allowing his family members to routinely use his work vehicle, which was equipped with "law enforcement lights and sirens, a USCP radio and a satellite phone." 

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In June 2020, Blanton allegedly pursued a suspect involved in a hit-and-run in his work vehicle and "activated the emergency equipment" in the process, the inspector general wrote. Later, Blanton was accused of misrepresenting himself as a law enforcement officer during that incident. 

Paul Best is a breaking news reporter for Fox News Digital and Fox Business. Story tips and ideas can be sent to Paul.Best@fox.com and on Twitter: @KincaidBest