Paul Ingrassia, the 30-year-old lawyer whom President Donald Trump has nominated to a five-year term to lead the Office of Special Counsel, appears to be dead in the water ahead of his Thursday Senate confirmation hearing.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune told reporters on Monday that he hopes the White House will withdraw the embattled nominee in the wake of a Politico report that revealed Ingrassia had allegedly described himself as having “a Nazi streak” while using racial slurs in a private group chat.
