Representative Troy Nehls of Texas recently charged Capitol Police of illegally entering his office, taking photos in his office and interrogating his staff. On Thursday, PJ Media reported that earlier this week, U.S. Capitol Police Chief Tom Manger denied the charge, stating that one of his officers noticed that the door was open and acted responsibly to secure the office.

The article reports:

According to Manger, “The weekend before Thanksgiving, one of our vigilant officers spotted the Congressman’s door was wide open.” As such, Manger said it is the responsibility of the USCP to document the incident and secure the office.

There’s only one small problem with that Chief Manger’s claim. If you follow the link above to the article, there is a video of the door in question. The video clearly shows that the door has an automatic closing mechanism.

The article concludes:

As the video above makes clear, the door to Nehls’ congressional office suite has an automatic closer on it. Is it possible the door was propped open by Nehl or his staff? This is unlikely, as the sign on the door states it is not for public use, but for the member and his staff only. Neither Nehl nor his staff would leave this door open. Doing so might violate the local fire code, as well. Further, Manger never mentioned that the door was propped open in any way — which in itself would have been suspicious.

So, there’s definitely something fishy about Manger’s explanation.

I hope that if the Republicans gain a majority in Congress, they will investigate some of the questionable activities of the Capitol Police and the people who are charged with overseeing their actions.