Trump nominee Paul Ingrassia withdraws after rare Republican pushback over text messages
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U.S. President Donald Trump's nominee to lead a federal watchdog agency, Paul Ingrassia, withdrew on Tuesday following a report that Ingrassia described himself as having a "Nazi streak."
Ingrassia said in a social media post that he was pulling out of a scheduled Thursday hearing before a Senate panel that was set to consider his nomination because "I do not have enough Republican votes at this time."
"I appreciate the overwhelming support that I have received throughout this process," Ingrassia said in a post on X...
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