在两党议员呼吁丑闻缠身的建筑师下台后，总统乔·拜登周一解雇了美国国会大厦的最高经理。

一名白宫官员证实，国会大厦的建筑师布雷特·布兰顿是在拜登的指示下被解雇的。

这位官员说，在一份监督报告披露了他所谓的滥用资源和渎职的多项指控后，政府对此案进行了尽职调查。建筑师办公室没有立即回应置评请求。

布兰顿是由前总统唐纳德·特朗普任命的，并于2020年上任。他现在将在任期结束前七年离开。

最近几天，两党议员都对这份报告感到愤怒，该报告指控他在工作中存在广泛的不当行为，包括为个人目的滥用公务车辆，以及在他家附近追捕肇事逃逸者时不恰当地表明自己是执法人员。

布兰顿上周在国会听证会上也承认，他在2021年1月6日避免来到国会大厦，这一天亲特朗普的暴徒洗劫了国会大厦，他说他认为那天在这里是“不谨慎的”。

监察长办公室发现，布兰顿的妻子在2020年大选前的几天未经授权参观了国会大厦，她称之为“爱国者”，而该建筑对公众关闭。

“国会大厦的建筑师布雷特·布兰顿不再有信心继续他的工作。他应该辞职，否则拜登总统应该立即解除他的职务，”周一，在报道布兰顿被解雇之前，加利福尼亚州共和党议长凯文·麦卡锡在推特上写道。

目前还不清楚谁将暂时取代布兰顿，因为他的副手目前空缺。马克·里德(Mark Reed)是下一个候选人，他是现任首席运营官，目前担任代理职务。

为了永久取代布兰顿，由14名立法者组成的两院制和两党国会委员会召开会议，提出一系列建议。拜登将最终从这份名单中做出选择。

Biden fires US Capitol manager who stayed away during Jan. 6 attack

President Joe Biden on Monday fired the U.S. Capitol's top manager after lawmakers in both parties called for the scandal-plagued architect's ouster.

Brett Blanton, the architect of the Capitol, was terminated at Biden's direction, a White House official confirmed.

The official said the administration did its due diligence in the case after a watchdog report revealed what it called multiple allegations of misuse of resources and misconduct in his role. The architect's office did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Blanton was appointed to the role by former President Donald Trump and took office in 2020. He is now leaving seven years before the end of his term.

Lawmakers from both sides of the aisle grew infuriated in recent days over the report alleging widespread wrongdoing in his role, including misusing official vehicles for personal purposes and improperly identifying himself as a law enforcement officer when he chased down the perpetrator of a hit-and-run near his home.

Blanton also admitted in a congressional hearing last week that he avoided coming to the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, the day a pro-Trump mob ransacked the Capitol, saying he thought it wouldn’t be "prudent" to be on the premises that day.

The Office of Inspector General found Blanton's wife gave an unauthorized tour of the Capitol to what she called "patriots" in the days leading up to the 2020 election while the building was closed to the public.

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

It is not immediately clear who will replace Blanton on a temporary basis given that the role for his deputy is currently vacant. Mark Reed, the current chief of operations who is currently serving in an acting capacity, is next in line.

To replace Blanton permanently, a bicameral and bipartisan congressional commission of 14 lawmakers is convened to offer a list of suggestions. Biden will ultimately choose from that list.