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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Owen Scott

‘I do have a Nazi streak’: Trump nominee accused of sending vile texts as he goes to Senate for Special Counsel role

The man picked by President Donald Trump to lead the Office of Special Counsel admitted to fellow Republicans that he has a “Nazi streak” in a series of vile and racist texts, a new report has revealed.

Paul Ingrassia, who faces a Senate confirmation hearing later this week, also said that Martin Luther King Jr Day should be eliminated, according to a Politico report. Ingrassia, if confirmed, would lead the office that investigates federal whistleblower complaints along with discrimination allegations.

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