GOP congressman says cops investigating swastika in his office

Rep. Dave Taylor (R-Ohio) said he requested that the U.S. Capitol Police investigate an American flag with a swastika on it found Tuesday in his office.

A screenshot from a virtual meeting that included Angelo Elia, who works as a legislative correspondent in Taylor’s office, was shared online Wednesday. The image shows Elia in front of what appears to be a cubicle wall bearing a small American flag altered so the stripes form a swastika, hung up alongside a copy of the Constitution and memes about Ohio.

“I am aware of an image that appears to depict a vile and deeply inappropriate symbol near an employee in my office,” Taylor said in a statement. “The content of that image does not reflect the values or standards of this office, my staff, or myself, and I condemn it in the strongest ter