House Oversight Committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz faced down an angry crowd that jammed into a Utah high school auditorium for a town hall meeting Thursday and fielded demands that he forcefully investigate President Trump.

'Do your job!' members of the crowd jeered as Chaffetz tried to proceed through questions in the 1,000 seat venue, with another 1,500 people outside.

'I would like to know why if Trump is too despicable for your 15-year-old daughter, why is he fine for me?' asked one questioner, a man in a white baseball cap who Chaffetz called on for a question. 'That’s part A. And part B, why is such a despicable person not worthy of any of your Oversight Committee?' the man continued.

Chaffetz, who chairs the powerful investigative panel, came out against Trump after the release of the infamous 'p****' tape, only to reverse himself and vote for him. '“[I] got a 15-year-old daughter. You think I can look her in the eye and tell her that I endorse Donald Trump for president when he acts like this?” Chaffetz had said.

Representative Jason Chaffetz speaks during a town hall meeting at Brighton High School, Thursday, where he was frequently shouted down by angry protesters

'I’m proud of the fact that as a Republican when I heard and saw that video I called it out,' Chaffetz answered.

Now, as panel chairman, he is being pressed to look into Trump's family business, ties to Russia, Russian election interference, and developments in federal agencies.

Chaffetz struggled to even get out a response at times amid the outbursts from the crowd. 'You want me to answer the question, give me more than five seconds to do it okay? Give me a second … let me try to answer the question.'

'There will be plenty of time to yell and scream at me in a moment, okay,' Chaffetz pleaded.

A fire marshall said at the top of the event that 20 empty seats couldn't be filled 'A "because of the situation outside,' the Salt Lake Tribune reported.

There were also signs of 'Vote him out.'

Noor Ul-Hasan reacts during Rep. Jason Chaffetz's town hall meeting at Brighton High School, Thursday in Utah. Hundreds of people lined up early for a town hall with Chaffetz on Thursday evening, many holding signs criticizing the congressman's push to repeal the newly-named Bears Ears National Monument in southern Utah

A man shouts to Rep. Jason Chaffetz during his town hall meeting while holding a sign that says 'Disagree'

People gather outside the Brighton High School before Rep. Jason Chaffetz's town hall meeting Thursday, which occurred just days after he met privately with President Trump

Holly Cobb Robinson holds her sign outside the Brighton High School before U.S. Rep. Jason Chaffetz town hall meeting Thursday

'Come on. We’re better than this. Relax, relax, relax,' Chaffetz urged the crowd

White House press secretary Sean Spicer has said protests at similar town halls around the country include 'paid astroturf,' meaning organized efforts.

The Utah event was promoted by the Utah branch of a group called Indivisible that seeks to oppose Trump.

Chaffetz tried to calm the crowd. 'Easy, easy, please,' he said at the top. 'Come on. We’re better than this,' he said. 'Relax, relax, relax.'

Chaffetz faced down the crowd just days after holding a private meeting with Trump in the Oval Office – his first time there.

Chaffetz siad the meeting was not about his oversight role – and the president told him they would steer clear of the subject 'before my bum even hit the chair,' the Washington Examiner reported.

"Before my bum even hit the chair," the president said no oversight; you can't talk about anything that has to do with oversight and I said, 'fair enough," Chaffetz said after the 30-minute meeting.

"He proactively said, 'feel free to investigate anything you want; it's your job, your role.'

Chaffetz wants Trump to repeal the new Bears Ears National Monument in southern Utah, one of President Obama's last acts. He says he raised the issue with Trump.

Chaffetz has resisted pleas from Democrats on his panel to investigated alleged Russian hacking of the elections. He has also held off inquiries into potential conflicts of interest.

THIS IS MORE LIKE IT: U.S. Rep. Jason Chaffetz speaks with the House Democratic Caucus at the Utah State Capitol Thursday

Chaffetz penned a letter that was critical of White House counselor Kellyanne Conway after she urged Americans to 'buy Ivanka's stuff'

Chafetz and his Democratic counterpart cosigned a letter to the head of the Office of Government Ethics

But he has taken two steps this week to turn a spotlight in the direction of the Republican administration. He said he was 'curious' to find what the General Services Agency has concluded about Trump's luxury Washington, D.C. hotel, which is located in a building leased from the federal government, since Trump is both the 'tenant and the landlord' as president.

And on Thursday, he criticized White House counselor Kellyanne Conway after she gave an interview on Fox from the White House where she urged Americans to 'buy Ivanka's stuff,' in reference to the clothing line of the president's daughter.

The comments were 'wrong, wrong, wrong, clearly over the line, unacceptable' Chaffetz said. He joined with Democratic panel ranking member Elijah Cummings to write a government ethics office about it.

Conway’s interview ‘raised extremely serious concerns,’ according to the letter by Chaffetz and Cummings.

‘Conway’s statements appear to violate federal ethics regulations, which prohibit actions that imply a government endorsement of the “personal activities” of another person,’ the lawmakers wrote, citing ethics regulations.

The letter noted the office’s authority to review the matter and inform the employee’s agency, adding that ‘in this case, there is an additional challenge, which is that the President, as the ultimate disciplinary authority for White House employees, has an inherent conflict of interest.’

‘For this reason, we request that you use authority that Congress granted to you under the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 … to “recommend to the lead of the officer’s or employee’s agency that appropriate disciplinary action (such as reprimand, suspension, demotion, or dismissal) be brought against the officer or employee.’