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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Isabel Keane

Trump taps 30-year-old with little government experience and links to Holocaust denier to lead federal agency

President Donald Trump has nominated a 30-year-old with little government experience — as well as a connection to a well-known Holocaust denier — to lead the independent agency that protects whistleblowers.

Paul Ingrassia, nominated by Trump in May to lead the Office of Special Counsel, has a history of racist language and promoting conspiracy theories, including denying the Holocaust, according to a new report from

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