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The man picked by President Donald Trump to lead the Office of Special Counsel admitted to fellow Republicans that he has a “Nazi streak” in a series of vile and racist texts, a new report has revealed.
Paul Ingrassia, who faces a Senate confirmation hearing later this week, also said that Martin Luther King Jr Day should be eliminated, according to a Politico report. Ingrassia, if confirmed, would lead the office that investigates federal whistleblower complaints along with discrimination allegations.
“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 allegedly wrote in the chat, which was seen by Politico.
He also said that holidays which traditionally honor Black Americans should be “eviscerated,” while using an Italian racial slur.
“No m******n holidays … From kwanza to mlk jr day to black history month to Juneteenth,’ he wrote. “Every single one needs to be eviscerated.”
Ingrassia’s lawyer, Edward Andrew Paltzik, tried to suggest the messages were jokes to target liberals, then denied the nominee was the one sending them in the group chat.
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Paul Ingrassia allegedly admitted to having a ‘Nazi streak’ in a Republican Party group chat (U.S. Department of Homeland Security)
“Looks like these texts could be manipulated or are being provided with material context omitted. However, arguendo, even if the texts are authentic, they clearly read as self-deprecating and satirical humor making fun of the fact that liberals outlandishly and routinely call MAGA supporters ‘Nazis,’” Paltzik first told Politico.
“In reality, Mr. Ingrassia has incredible support from the Jewish community because Jews know that Mr. Ingrassia is the furthest thing from a Nazi.”
The lawyer later added a further statement.
“In this age of AI, authentication of allegedly leaked messages, which could be outright falsehoods, doctored, or manipulated, or lacking critical context, is extremely difficult,” Paltzik told the outlet. “What is certain, though, is that there are individuals who cloak themselves in anonymity while executing their underhanded personal agendas to harm Mr. Ingrassia at all costs. We do not concede the authenticity of any of these purported messages.”
In January 2025, Ingrassia was appointed the Trump administration’s liaison to the Department of Justice before moving to the Department of Homeland Security. Just a few months into the job, in May 2024, he allegedly wrote a message to a Trump campaign staffer claiming that she did not show enough respect to the Founding Fathers based on their being white.
“We should celebrate white men and western civilization and I will never back down from that,” Ingrassia stated in the chain.
In response, a Republican staffer said that “Paul belongs in the Hitler Youth with Ubergruppenfuhrer Steve Bannon.” The Ubergruppenführer was a paramilitary rank in Nazi Germany.
“I do have a Nazi streak in me from time to time, I will admit,” Paul allegedly replied.
Another person in the group chat made a joke that suggested Ingrassia could star on a podcast with Nick Fuentes, a far-right influencer described as a “white supremacist” in court documents. Ingrassia responded ‘Lmao’ to the chat.
When confronted in the chat about the tone and coming off like a “scumbag,” Ingrassia did not back down in the chat.
“Nah it’s fine … Don’t be a boomer … I don’t mind being a scumbag from time to time,” he wrote.
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The news comes just a week after reports alleged that Republican offices had received flags with swastikas printed on them (Getty)
The revelation of the alleged text messages has drawn condemnation from Democrats, including Maryland Rep. Jamie Raskin, who hit out at Ingrassia on X.
“He spoke so freely about consigning the MLK holiday to ‘hell,’ Africa being a ‘s-hole’ continent, and never trusting a ‘chinaman or an Indian,’” Raskin wrote. “What gave him the idea he’d be welcomed in the Trump Administration?
“When he confessed a ‘Nazi streak,’ was this on his resume or in his cover letter? Trump has a staff infection.”
The Ingrassia report comes on the heels of another Politico story about a series of text messages sent by members of the Young Republicans in which members described rape as “epic” and praised Adolf Hitler.
Former president of the New York State Young Republicans, Peter Giunta, allegedly said that anyone who did not vote for him to become the chair of the organization’s National Federation would be sent to a “gas chamber.”
“Everyone that votes no is going to the gas chamber,” Giunta allegedly said. “And everyone that endorsed but then votes for us is going to the gas chamber.”
“Im going to create some of the greatest physiological torture methods known to man. We only want true believers,” Giunta allegedly added.
Annie Kaykaty, the New York member of the national committee, allegedly added that she is “ready to watch people burn.”
