Paul Ingrassia, President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Office of Special Counsel, has officially withdrawn his name from consideration.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 “unfortunately do[es] not have enough Republican votes at this time.” To be fair, that’s putting it mildly. The writing was all over the wall after an avalanche of truly ridiculous comments (including a self-professed “Nazi streak”) were unearthed, leading prominent GOP senators to publicly say they simply wouldn’t vote for him.
