Someone using a House of Representatives IP web address added President Donald Trump’s name to a Wikipedia article Thursday denoting prominent individuals who have been investigated for obstruction of justice.

In a now deleted tweet, Federalist writer Gabriel Malor displayed a screenshot of the Wikipedia article, which simply lists the name “Donald Trump.”

Malor’s first tweet was followed by another since-deleted screenshot of a list of edits made to the page. Malor claimed that the image indicated that Trump’s name was added to the list by someone in Colorado GOP Rep. Mike Coffman’s office shortly before former FBI Director James Comey’s testimony Thursday.

However, an email exchange obtained by the Daily Caller News Foundation between Coffman’s office and House security specialists refuted Malor’s claims that Coffman’s office was responsible. In the email, security personnel indicates that the IP address connected to the edits is “associated with House Public [wifi], and anyone on campus would have that address when using House Public.”

Malor later recanted his claim that the edit came from Coffman’s office.

UPDATE: Via Rep. Coffman’s office, a House Security Specialist has told them this is an IP address open to the public for wifi use. — Gabriel Malor (@gabrielmalor) June 9, 2017

The obstruction of justice Wikipedia page is now a protected page because of “persistent vandalism.”

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The anonymous Wikipedia editor’s charge of obstruction of justice was not corroborated during Comey’s testimony.

During the course of his statements, Comey described a private conversation with Trump in which Trump asked him not implicate General Mike Flynn in the FBI investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election.

When asked if he believed Trump’s request constituted obstruction of justice Comey remained agnostic.

“I don’t think it’s for me to say whether the conversation I had with the president was an effort to obstruct, Comey said. “I took it as a very disturbing thing, very concerning, but that’s a conclusion I’m sure the special counsel will work towards to find out the intention and whether that’s an offense.”

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