The Trump administration thought it had finally put out a recent fire when it confirmed the withdrawal of a controversial nominee accused of sending vile racist messages. But what was meant to look like accountability quickly turned into another embarrassment.

President Donald Trump’s nominee for a top federal ethics post is out, but not gone and both lawmakers and critics want to know why.

Paul Ingrassia, who was nominated to lead the Office of Special Counsel — an independent agency tasked with protecting federal employees from retaliation and enforcing ethics laws — announced Tuesday that he was withdrawing from consideration after it became clear he lacked enough Republican support to be confirmed.

Politico first published the horrendous texts from January of 2024 that Ingrassia wro

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