US EditionJohn Thune says Trump's embattled pick for Office of Special Counsel won't get confirmed
- Monday, Senate Majority Leader John Thune said President Donald Trump's May nominee Paul Ingrassia for the Office of Special Counsel will not be confirmed, though Ingrassia is set for a Thursday hearing.
- Earlier this month, Politico reported racist and antisemitic messages attributed to Paul Ingrassia and allegations of sexual harassment investigated this month.
- GOP defections include Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., and Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., opposing Ingrassia amid a 53-47 Senate majority and an 8-7 Homeland panel.
- Senate Homeland Security Chairman Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., said Ingrassia remains on the witness list but deferred the decision to the White House, which did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
- Rejecting Ingrassia would represent a rare rebuke of President Donald Trump by the Republican Senate, and if the White House presses ahead, GOP resistance could create a public spectacle at the committee hearing.
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Trump's nomination to head the US special counsel, Paul Ingrassia, has been in a tailspin. In a group chat with Republican party colleagues, he is said to have called Africa "a shithole" and said he has "a Nazi trait". According to Ingrassia's lawyer, the messages are AI-manipulated, reports Politico.
Paul Ingrassia was investigated for sexual harassment in the Department of Homeland Security, where he liaises with the White House.
Politico: Trump Nominee Texts Group of Republicans He Has a “Nazi Streak”
President Trump’s nominee to lead the Office of Special Counsel, Paul Ingrassia, texted a group of Republicans that he has a “Nazi streak,” adding that the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday should be “tossed into the seventh circle of hell.” The comments were among a slew of racist texts from Ingrassia published by Politico on Monday. Following their publication, Senate Majority Leader John Thune signaled Ingrassia’s nomination is unlikely to be ad…
Trump faces growing calls to withdraw Ingrassia nomination
President Trump is facing growing calls to withdraw the nomination of Paul Ingrassia to lead the Office of Special Counsel after the nominee reportedly referred to himself as having a “Nazi streak” while making other racist comments. Ingrassia, 30, made the comments in a text thread reported by Politico Monday. The report described the nominee as calling…
The 30-year-old lawyer, whom Donald Trump supports to take the lead of the Special Prosecutor's Office, denounced the revelations of the Politico media as being "out of context".
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