It was an investigation in search of a violation of federal law. It was a waste of time.
Former Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy requested that carpenters in the Architect of the Capitol (AOC) make eight gavels from fallen trees on the campus. An agency watchdog group launched an investigation after it received a referral.
The AOC’s Office of Inspector General investigated the claim even though McCarthy hadn’t been a member of Congress for months. And, requests like McCarthy’s to repurpose fallen wood have gone on for years.
The report of the investigation was released on April 10.
The repurposing process doesn’t save taxpayer money but no evidence proved McCarthy improperly used government funds.
AOC is usually a low-profile legislative branch agency. It has been riddled with scandal lately. In January, the drama surfaced.
Five former leaders at the Architect of the Capitol…
