"Paul Ingrassia, who Trump has picked to lead the Office of Special Counsel, allegedly repeatedly spewed racism against Black people and other groups while also expressing white supremacist sentiments in a group chat with other Republican operatives and influencers. In two of the alleged messages, Ingrassia railed against Martin Luther King Jr. Day, as well as other holidays celebrated for or by Black communities in the U.S."
"He reportedly said, "From kwanza to mlk jr day to black history month to Juneteenth ... Every single one needs to be eviscerated." A month later, another message reportedly shows Ingrassia saying, "MLK Jr. was the 1960s George Floyd and his 'holiday' should be ended and tossed into the seventh circle of hell where it belongs.""
"At another point, someone said that Paul "belongs in the Hitler Youth," to which he responded, "I do have a Nazi streak in me from time to time, I will admit it." This was not taken as a joke, one of the people in the chat apparently said."
A Trump nominee to lead the Office of Special Counsel is accused of making racist and white supremacist statements in leaked group chat messages. The messages allegedly attacked Martin Luther King Jr. Day and other Black holidays, used an Italian slur for Black people, and called for Kwanzaa to be made illegal. One message reportedly compared MLK Jr. to George Floyd and called for the holiday to be ended. In the chat, Ingrassia reportedly admitted to having a "Nazi streak" and was associated with others who said he "belongs in the Hitler Youth."
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