Paul Ingrassia , whom President Donald Trump had nominated to lead the Office of the Special Counsel , withdrew from Senate consideration for that post on Tuesday night after new controversy over a series of racist text messages he reportedly sent that included him saying he had a " Nazi streak. "

Ingrassia's nomination was already considered doomed in the Senate, where Trump's Republican Party holds a majority, and where multiple key GOP senators said they would not vote to confirm far-right former podcaster as Special Counsel.

"I will be withdrawing myself from Thursday's [ Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee ] hearing to lead the Office of Special Counsel because unfortunately I do not have enough Republican votes at this time," Ingrassia wrote in

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