Trump Picks Right-Wing Lawyer and Podcaster Who Promoted 2020 Election Lies as Watchdog Agency Head

Trump's pick for a key watchdog role is irresponsibly unqualified for the job

President Donald Trump nominated far-right podcast host Paul Ingrassia to lead the U.S. Office of Special Counsel in bizarre pick Senate Republicans must kill.

Trump Picks Right-Wing Lawyer and Podcaster Who Promoted 2020 Election Lies as Watchdog Agency Head

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's pick to lead a federal watchdog agency is a former right-wing podcast host who has praised criminally charged influencer Andrew Tate as a "extraordinary human being" and promoted the false claim that the 2020 election was rigged.

NEW: Trump Taps Conservative Reporter For Major Role, Media Melts Down

President Donald Trump’s pick to lead a federal watchdog agency is causing liberals in the media to have meltdowns due to several factors. According to Fox’s San Diego affiliate, the individual Trump is nominating for the spot is “a former right-wing podcast host who has praised criminally charged influencer Andrew Tate as an ‘extraordinary human being.'” They also say, in the opening paragraph, that the president’s choice “promoted the false cl…

Trump Picks Right-Wing Lawyer and Podcaster Who Promoted 2020 Election Lies As Watchdog Agency Head

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s pick to lead a federal watchdog agency is a former right-wing podcast host who has praised criminally charged influencer Andrew Tate as a “extraordinary human being” and promoted the false claim that the 2020 election was rigged. If confirmed by the U.S. Senate, Paul Ingrassia would lead the Office of Special Counsel, an agency dedicated to protecting whistleblowers that is also responsible for enforcin…