Evangelical pastor Steve Berger’s political influence campaign operates out of his D.C. townhouse. In addition to House Speaker Mike Johnson living there, a prominent Trump ally, Rep. Andy Ogles, has the keys.

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The six-bedroom, $3.7 million home is owned by a multimillion-dollar Republican donor.

Rep. Andy Ogles, a Tennessee Republican who is among President Donald Trump’s most aggressive allies in Congress, has been at the house on multiple days over the past two weeks, according to people who live in the area. Video reviewed by ProPublica showed Ogles leaving the townhouse with bags on Feb. 27. As he left, he locked up the front door and pocketed the keys to the house.

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Perhaps no one is more responsible for Ogles’ rise in politics than Lee Beaman, the Tennessee businessman who owns the Capitol Hill townhouse. When Ogles announced a short-lived Senate bid in 2017, Beaman said he planned to raise $4 million to support the run. Beaman, whose wealth derives from a large car dealership chain, then served as campaign treasurer in Ogles’ successful 2022 run for the House.

In her trial brief, Beaman’s fourth wife Kelley alleges that Lee Beaman made her watch videos of him having sex with a prostitute — what he called “training videos.” On more than one occasion, Kelley Beaman alleges, her husband persuaded her to have joint sexual encounters with prostitutes. Kelley Beaman says that Lee Beaman was so addicted to pornography that he would watch it on his iPad while sitting in the same room as his family, including his minor son.

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Among his frequent donations to both local and national conservatives, Beaman made a maximum contribution to Roy Moore’s U.S. Senate campaign three days after The Washington Post reported allegations that the former Alabama judge had sexual relationships with teenagers while he was in his 30s. Beaman has given more than $40,000 to groups supporting Marsha Blackburn’s campaign for Senate.