A group of Republican congressmen led by Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-FL) signed a letter Thursday demanding answers from FEMA administrator Deanne Criswell after it was reported that emergency responders were being told to “avoid” homes “advertising Trump.

At a time when Americans worry—for good reason—that the apparatus of the state is used to punish the political enemies of those in charge, a government employee just got caught doing what many people fear has become common practice: politicizing the use of government power.

Congressional Republicans are vowing to launch multiple investigations into the Federal Emergency Management Agency after a fired supervisor claimed that she and other staffers were instructed to ignore Trump-supporting homes as part of disaster recovery efforts.