Capitol Police investigate swastika flag at Ohio congressman's office

U.S. Capitol Police are investigating after an altered American flag bearing a swastika was discovered inside the Washington, D.C., office of Representative Dave Taylor of Ohio, the congressman said. The image, a screenshot taken during a virtual meeting, showed the flag mounted on a cubicle wall behind a staff member identified as Angelo Elia and was spotted Tuesday in the Cannon Building suite, Taylor's office said.

The flag's red stripes had been arranged to form a swastika, a symbol widely associated with the Nazi regime and the genocide of European Jews during World War II. Nearby items visible in the photograph included a pocket Constitution and a congressional calendar. It is not clear whether the cubicle belonged to the staffer who appeared on the call or whether that person had any connection to the display. The staffer has not been accused of wrongdoing.

"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 written 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 terms." Taylor added that...