Another chat leaked from Trump administration and this time the target is US president’s pick to head the Office of Special Counsel and this is also “racist.”Paul Ingrassia, who is scheduled to hear a Senate on Thursday, made several remarks in his chat with Republicans like Martin Luther King Jr. holiday should be “tossed into the seventh circle of hell” — and casually admitted he has a “Nazi streak.”What Ingrassia wrote on chat?
“MLK Jr. was the 1960s George Floyd and his ‘holiday’ should be ended and tossed into the seventh circle of hell where it belongs,” Ingrassia wrote in January 2024, according to the chat. “Jesus Christ,” one participant responded.Using an Italian slur for Black people, Ingrassia wrote a month earlier in the group chat seen by POLITICO: “No moulignon holidays … From kwanza [sic] to mlk jr day to black history month to Juneteenth,” then added: “Every single one needs to be eviscerated.” In May 2024, the group discussed a Trump campaign staffer hired in Georgia working on outreach to minority voters when Ingrassia suggested she did not show enough deference to the Founding Fathers being white, according to the chat. “Paul belongs in the Hitler Youth with Ubergruppenfuhrer Steve Bannon,” wrote the first participant in the chat, referring to the paramilitary rank in Nazi Germany and the Republican strategist. “I do have a Nazi streak in me from time to time, I will admit it,” Ingrassia responded, according to the chain. One group member stated that Ingrassia’s comment was not taken as a joke, and three participants opposed him during the exchange that day. Referring to white nationalist Nick Fuentes and the “Live From America” show on Rumble, a second member replied: “New LFA show coming starring Nick Fuentes & Paul Adolf Ingrassia.” To which Ingrassia wrote, “Lmao,” according to the group chat. Ingrassia made additional racist remarks, according to the chain. In January 2024, he referred to former Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy as: “Never trust a chinaman or Indian” and then added: “NEVER,” the texts show. A month later, discussing why some Republicans believe Democrats portray Black people as victims, the texts show Ingrassia remarked: “Blacks behave that way because that’s their natural state … You can’t change them.” He then added: “Proof: all of Africa is a shithole, and will always be that way.”(In his first term, Trump used the term “shithole countries” to describe some African nations and Haiti.) The May 2024 discussion surrounding the “Nazi” remark became serious as Ingrassia maintained his stance. Ingrassia initially suggested that the Georgia operative should “read a book (if she’s able to) on George Washington and America’s founding,” according to the chain. “Paul you are coming across as a white nationalist which is beneficial to nobody,” a third participant in the chat replied. When Ingrassia stated that “defending our founding isn’t ‘white nationalist,'” the participant countered, saying Ingrassia “reflexively went to saying whites built the country.” “They did,” Ingrassia responded, according to the chat. This prompted the participant to reply, “You’re gunna be in private practice one day this shit will be around forever brother.” Ingrassia shared an image of paintings depicting several Founding Fathers, including Washington, John Adams and Alexander Hamilton, in the chat. “We should celebrate white men and western civilisation and I will never back down from that,” he wrote, according to the chain. The third participant criticized Ingrassia’s “white nationalist” tone and suggested he was exhibiting “a tinge of racism.” The second participant then described him as “a scumbag,” to which Ingrassia allegedly replied, “Nah it’s fine … Don’t be a boomer … I don’t mind being a scumbag from time to time,” the texts show. In February 2024, Ingrassia wrote: “We need competent white men in positions of leadership. … The founding fathers were wrong that all men are created equal … We need to reject that part of our heritage,” according to the text exchange.He has ties to Fuentes and Andrew Tate, a far-right influencer charged in Britain with rape and human trafficking, which he denies. One month after the “Nazi” comment in the group chat, Ingrassia attended a rally for Fuentes but later claimed he did not know who organised the event and soon left. Fuentes did not respond to a request for comment. After Fuentes was removed from a Turning Point USA event in June 2024, Ingrassia called it “an awful decision.” He also referred to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict as a “psyop” a week after the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attack. In March 2023, he stated that education should focus on “elevating the high IQ section of your demographics, so you know, basically young men, straight White men.”Who is Paul Ingrassia?
Paul Joseph Ingrassia is an American attorney and political commentator who, as of 2025, served as White House liaison to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). He also briefly served as liaison to the Department of Justice earlier that year. Ingrassia studied mathematics and economics at Fordham University before attending Cornell Law School, where he served as senior online editor for the Cornell Journal of Law and Public Policy. He is known for his conservative political views and has contributed writings to outlets like National Review and The Daily Caller. Ingrassia co-hosted a podcast and gained attention for controversial political commentary frequently cited and shared by former President Donald Trump. In May-2025, Trump nominated Ingrassia to lead the U.S. Office of Special Counsel, an independent agency responsible for protecting federal whistleblowers and enforcing civil service laws.What will happen to his nomination?
Paul Ingrassia’s nomination to lead the Office of Special Counsel is effectively blocked in the Senate, according to Senate Majority Leader John Thune, who stated Monday night that “he’s not going to pass.”Sen. Rick Scott of Florida, already planning to vote against advancing Ingrassia’s nomination. Responding to inquiries about whether the White House should withdraw Ingrassia’s nomination, Thune told reporters, “I hope so,” and chuckled before adding, “He’s not going to pass.”
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