A staffer for Rep. Matt Gaetz used an online forum known for promoting conspiracy theories and anti-Muslim content to solicit input for legislation the congressman recently sponsored, according to Wired magazine.

The technology magazine published a story online Friday that reported Gaetz staffer Devin Murphy was an active user of the Reddit.com page r/The_Donald, and used the forum to help draft an amendment Gaetz sponsored.

Using the screen name "Devinm666," Murphy asked the forum for a "list of Clinton/Obama/election scandals" on July 25, according to the Wired report.

The next day, Gaetz, R-Fort Walton Beach, submitted an amendment to the Democrats' resolution before the House Judiciary Committee asking for information about the firing of former FBI Director James Comey from President Donald Trump and Attorney General Jeff Sessions.

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Gaetz's amendment changed the resolution to instead only ask for information about former Attorney General Loretta Lynch's handling of the investigation into Hillary Clinton's email server.

Two-thirds of the allegations against Lynch listed in the amendment came directly from answers to Murphy's July 25 post on r/The_Donald, according to Wired.

"The Obama-Clinton scandals should not be forgotten or forgiven just because Hillary Clinton lost the election," Gaetz said in a press release after the House Judiciary Committee voted in favor of his amendment Thursday. "The rule of law still matters. It is past time to appoint a special counsel to investigate the real crimes and the real criminals."

Gaetz appeared on the Fox News show Fox and Friends on Friday to promote the passage of his amendment. The resolution is still pending a final vote in the House.

The online forum r/The_Donald was started as a pro-Trump forum during the 2016 election. Although moderators of the forum officially condemn anti-Semitism and racism, users have posted racist, neo-Nazi and anti-Islam content there, according to the Wired report.

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The forum, which has more than 467,000 users, has helped to promote debunked conspiracy theories, including conspiracies about murdered Democratic National Committee staffer Seth Rich and a false story about human trafficking ring at a Washington, D.C., pizza restaurant that led to a man to fire a rifle inside the restaurant.

Murphy was an active user of the forum, and Twitter users saved screenshots of his comments before they were deleted last week, Wired reported. In older posts on r/The_Donald, Murphy called former President Barack Obama a "Kenyan Muslim" and "Barry o'Islama." He also called refugees in Germany "raping savages," according to Wired.

When the News Journal requested a comment from Gaetz's office on Monday, his office issued the same statement given to Wired on Friday.

"Devin is a staffer in our office," Gaetz said in the written statement. "It is the responsibility of our staff to gather as much information as possible when researching a subject and provide that information for consideration. We pride ourselves on seeking as much citizen input as possible."

Read the Wired story here.