Nominee to Lead Corruption-Fighting Agency Withdraws as Hateful Messages Emerge

Paul Ingrassia, President Trump’s nominee to lead the Office of Special Counsel, an independent corruption-fighting agency that safeguards federal whistle-blowers, said he planned to formally withdraw his nomination over a lack of Republican support.

His path to confirmation began to unravel after a report that he sent a series of racist text messages led to public rebukes from a handful of Republican senators, including Senator John Thune of South Dakota, the majority leader, who signaled that he would not back his nomination

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