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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The lawyer Paul Ingrassia clearly expressed himself racially in a chat. Even for several Republican senators, his nomination has long been intolerable.
Trump nominee faces growing opposition
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's pick to lead an office charged with protecting federal whistleblowers appeared to be in jeopardy Tuesday after Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., said he hoped the White House would withdraw the nomination.
Trump's watchdog nominee hits trouble over text messages
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s pick to lead an office charged with protecting federal whistleblowers appeared to be in jeopardy on Tuesday after Senate Majority Leader John Thune said he hoped the White House would withdraw the nomination.
Trump’s controversial special counsel nominee is in trouble
Paul Ingrassia, President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Office of Special Counsel, does not appear to have the votes to be confirmed by the Senate following reports that he texted other Republicans racist slurs and said he had “a…
Shockingly, Republicans turned on a Trump nominee who called himself a Nazi
Unlike their former colleague Vice President JD Vance, who immediately forgave the adult "Young Republicans" who said they love Hitler, Senate Republicans have drawn a line. Trump's appointee for the Office of Special Counsel was forced to withdraw from consideration after texts revealed he considers himself to have "a Nazi streak." — Read the rest The post Shockingly, Republicans turned on a Trump nominee who called himself a Nazi appeared firs…
Trump nominee’s ‘Nazi streak’ texts spark GOP backlash | Honolulu Star-Advertiser
WASHINGTON >> Top U.S. Senate Republican John Thune has called for the Trump administration to pull its nomination of Paul Ingrassia to lead a federal watchdog agency, following a report that Ingrassia described himself as having a “Nazi streak.”
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