Paul Ingrassia, President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Office of Special Counsel, is under fire after leaked text messages revealed he made racist and antisemitic remarks.

POLITICO published the text messages just days before Ingrassia’s scheduled confirmation hearing on Thursday (October 23), which is now in jeopardy as several Republican leaders condemn his racist remarks.

In January 2024, Ingrassia wrote in a Republican group chat that the holiday for Martin Luther King Jr. “belongs” in “hell.”

“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 reportedly said.

In another message, the Trump nominee used a racial slur.

“No moulignon holidays … From Kwanza to MLK Jr. Day to Black History

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