US EditionTrump nominee Paul Ingrassia withdraws amid text controversy
Paul Ingrassia withdrew after losing Republican support due to leaked texts with racist and antisemitic content, marking Trump's 49th failed nomination, experts say.
- 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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According to reporting by Politico: “Paul Ingrassia, President Donald Trump’s embattled nominee to lead the Office of Special Counsel, told a group of fellow Republicans in a text chain the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday should be ‘tossed into the seventh circle of hell’ and said he has ‘a Nazi streak,’ according to a text chat viewed by POLITICO.” On October 21, the day after Politico's reporting, Ingrassia announced he would be withdrawing him…
Trump nominee Ingrassia withdraws after reported ‘Nazi’ remark, but remains a White House liaison
(The Hill) – Paul Ingrassia on Tuesday withdrew his nomination to be the head of the Office of Special Counsel after he reportedly referred to himself as having a "Nazi streak," among other racist comments. "I will be withdrawing myself from Thursday’s [Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee] hearing to lead the Office of Special Counsel because unfortunately I do not have enough Republican votes at this time," Ingrassia posted on Tr…
Paul Ingrassia withdrew his candidacy after the dissemination of racist messages in which he confided in particular to have "a Nazi tendency".
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