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Trump nominates former podcast host with history of inflammatory comments for top ethics job
Ingrassia is a far-right former podcaster and commentator with a lengthy list of incendiary comments. He has called for Jan. 6 to be declared a national holiday to honor the “peaceful protest against a great injustice affecting our electoral system” and dismissed the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attack on Israel as a “psyop.”He has worked for and praised “manosphere” influencer Andrew Tate, who’s facing rape and human trafficking charges, calling him an “extraordinary human being.” He has referred to Tate as “a dissident of authoritarianism” — a title he has said applies as well to white nationalist Nick Fuentes, the rapper Ye and Trump.
He has also called for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris to be jailed, and referred to former Vice President Mike Pence as an “FBI asset.”
Trump nominates former podcast host with history of inflammatory comments for top ethics job
Trump's pick to head the U.S. Office of Special Counsel is Paul Ingrassia, who has called for Jan. 6 to be declared a national holiday.
www.nbcnews.com
So, he's a flamethrowing entertainer with a podcast who trump wants to head up an office that does this sort of thing.
Office of Special Counsel launches investigation into ex-Trump prosecutor Jack Smith
Federal officials are investigating former special counsel Jack Smith after President Donald Trump and other prominent Republicans have alleged that his investigations into then-candidate Trump amounted to illegal political activity.The U.S. Office of Special Counsel, an independent federal agency, confirmed to NBC News on Saturday that it’s investigating Smith for alleged violations of the Hatch Act, a law that prohibits certain political activities by government officials. Trump and his allies have not presented specific evidence of wrongdoing.
The OSC is different from the type of special counsel’s office formerly headed by Smith, who was appointed by the Department of Justice. The independent agency lacks the authority to bring criminal charges and prosecute individuals who violate the Hatch Act, but it may seek disciplinary action for a federal government employee, such as removal from the civil workforce, or refer its findings of Hatch Act violations to the DOJ for investigation.
Why was it necessary to get Sen. Cotton to make a formal request of the OSC to investigate Smith? Because Ingrassia's nomination is understandably tied up in the Senate. I assume Repub senators are asking themselves if they are up for confirming another unfit nominee in servitude to Don.
The idea Smith's indictments were nothing more than election interference insults the intelligence of every thinking person walking the planet. Anyone who questions such an assertion need only to read them. The irrefutable facts speak for themselves as they did when they convinced the grand juries who voted to indict trump.
Don, in an attempt to whitewash history, just had references to his impeachments removed from an exhibit at the Smithsonian museum. Now he's going to try to revise history once again. Turning his crimes against those who tried to prosecute him for them.
My question to his supporters is...................can you see this transparent ruse for what it is?
