Corrected 3:43 p.m. | Embattled Architect of the Capitol J. Brett Blanton has been removed “at the president’s direction,” a White House official said Monday.
The move comes after days of growing calls for Blanton to resign or be removed from office by President Joe Biden. The architect appeared last week before a congressional panel for the first time since the October release of an inspector general report alleging a litany of ethical breaches.
Hours before the move by the White House, Speaker Kevin McCarthy and House Administration Chairman Bryan Steil, whose panel is responsible for oversight of the architect, joined the list of lawmakers asking for his resignation.
