Democrats from Washington state are calling, in an open letter published Monday, for a Republican legislator's ouster after messages were revealed in which he appears to coordinate with far-right groups and discuss the possibility of violence with them.

State Rep. Matt Shea (R) made nationwide headlines over the weekend over reports he participated in private chats in which participants discussed violence against antifa and leftist activists, as well as strategies for surveilling them. While it was unclear whether Shea agreed with the suggestions, he does not appear to have pushed back against them either.

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"[Shea] crossed the decency line for most Washingtonians years ago with his unethical and vocal support for dangerous right-wing militias, anti-LGBTQ, and racist groups,” the state Democratic party wrote in the letter. “With this new information about Shea’s participation in planning surveillance and violence against peaceful protesters, has he finally crossed the line for the WA GOP and the House Republicans?"

The letter follows a call from Lt. Gov. Cyrus Habib (D) on Saturday night for Shea to be expelled from the Washington GOP caucus. “Obtaining background checks on people for the purpose of planning violence against them is a crime, and even offering to do so is clearly 100% unacceptable in the Legislature,” Habib wrote on Twitter.

I call on House Republicans to do the right thing and eject Matt Shea from their caucus. Obtaining background checks on people for the purpose of planning violence against them is a crime, and even offering to do so is clearly 100% unacceptable in the Legislature. #waleg https://t.co/Fb74iCjOMv — Cyrus Habib (@cyrushabib) April 20, 2019

In 2018, Shea was the subject of an FBI investigation relating to a manifesto he published calling for war against non-Christians, which reads “If they do not yield — kill all males.”

Shea did not immediately respond to a request for comment from The Hill.