US EditionTrump nominee Paul Ingrassia withdraws amid text controversy
Paul Ingrassia withdrew after losing Republican support due to offensive texts, including racist and antisemitic remarks, impacting his bid to lead the Office of Special Counsel.
- Paul Ingrassia withdrew his nomination to lead the Office of Special Counsel after reports of racist texts emerged, stating that he did not have enough Republican votes at this time.
- Senate Majority Leader John Thune expressed doubts about Ingrassia's confirmation, stating, 'He's not going to pass' due to opposition from several Republican senators.
- Ingrassia faced backlash for saying the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday should be discarded, describing it in a text as being 'tossed into the seventh circle of hell.'
- Democratic lawmakers demanded Ingrassia's withdrawal based on his texts and prior allegations of harassment, stating, 'It’s shameful that someone under investigation for harassment...would be rewarded with a promotion.
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Senate Republicans find a bottom
When it comes to becoming part of the Trump regime, there’s been only one litmus test, at least until now: total loyalty to Trump. Pass that test and nothing else matters. But Senate Republicans have now set a limit to how low Trump loyalists can go if they want to be confirmed. At least five Senate Republicans just opposed the nomination of Paul Ingrassia to lead the Office of Special Counsel — enough to block his confirmation. Ingrassia was am…
Trump Sets a Damning Record for Failed Nominees
President Donald Trump has set a troubling record in his first year back in office for failed presidential nominations. Trump has withdrawn more nominees in 2025 than any U.S. president in the past four decades, according to an analysis from Wake Up to Politics writer Gabe Fleisher, who examined every presidential appointment process since 1981, when Ronald Reagan was in office. Ingrassia, 30, currently serves as the White House’s liaison to the…
Trump's whistleblower protection nominee Paul Ingrassia withdraws after ‘Nazi Streak’ texts emerge
Paul Ingrassia, nominated to lead the Office of Special Counsel, withdrew after leaked texts revealed racist and extremist remarks, including a self-described “Nazi streak” and attacks on Martin Luther King Jr. He cited insufficient Republican support.
'Nazi streak': Donald Trump nominee pulls out of Senate vote after getting totally roasted by his own GOP
Paul Ingrassia, President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Office of Special Counsel, has officially withdrawn his name from consideration. This was after it became incredibly clear that his confirmation was going to crash and burn thanks to opposition from his own party. The right-wing lawyer, who was scheduled for a Senate confirmation hearing this week, posted the news himself in a social media message, stating he was withdrawing because he “u…
Office Of Special Counsel's Nomination Pulled After Racist Text Scandal
We have found the line! It’s easy to imagine in 2025 that there is no scandal too great to stop a Trump nominee but, well, there is such a thing as too much scandal. And Paul Ingrassia has found that threshold! The 2022 Cornell Law grad was nominated to lead the Office of Special Counsel and the nom survived the alleged links to antisemitic extremists and the sexual harassment investigation, but the racist texts were simply a bridge too far for …
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