(MENAFN- Live Mint) Paul Ingrassia, US President Donald Trump's pick to lead the White House Office of the Special Counsel, has been reportedly found to have a "Nazi streak", something that is very likely to affect his chances for the post.

Following Politico's expose of a Young Republicans Telegram group teeming with racist jokes last week, the publication on Monday reported on a series of racist texts by Paul Ingrassia, which have understandably shaken political circles in the US.

According to Politico, which accessed an entire text chain by Ingrassia, the Republican attorney and political commentator had, on several occasions, disparaged people of colour.

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"Never trust a chinaman or Indian (sic)," was one of the texts sent by Ingrassia in 2024 in an apparent reference to then-Presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy.

In another exchange from January 2024, Ingrassia wrote, "MLK Jr. was the 1960s George Floyd and his 'holiday' should be ended and tossed into the seventh circle of hell where it belongs," following up on an earlier text wherein he said, "No moulignon holidays... From kwanza to mlk jr day to black history month to Juneteenth. Every single one needs to be eviscerated (sic)."

Perhaps the most blatant admission by Ingrassia came in response to a discussion about a Trump staffer, where the Republican wrote, "I do have a Nazi streak in me from time to time, I will admit it (sic)," prompting pushback from other members who were part of the chat.

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Ingrassia's Senate confirmation hearing is slated to take place this Thursday but it is unclear whether it will move forward, given the latest revelations about the US attorney.

As Ingrassia's views came to light, Republican Senator Rick Scott of Florida outrightly denounced the Trump nominee, saying, "I'm not supporting him. I can't imagine how anybody can be antisemitic in this country. It's wrong."

Republican Senator Ron Johnson of Wisconsin, too, is understood have a similar view: HuffPost reported that Johnson, who is on the Senate committee, is calling for Ingrassia's name to be pulled in light of the recent revelations.

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Meanwhile, the office of Republican Senator Rand Paul, the chair of Senate Homeland, has referred comments to the White House regarding the latest revelations about Ingrassia.

The White House, thus far, has not commented.

Who is Paul Ingrassia?

A 1995-born American attorney and political commentator, Paul Ingrassia has been serving as the White House liaison to the United States Department of Homeland Security since February this year, following a brief stint with the Department of Justice.

A Cornell Law School student who graduated in 2022, Ingrassia reportedly interned at the White House during Trump's first presidency, and is, in his own words,“President Trump's favorite writer”-the 30-year-old runs a Substack that has reportedly been read by Trump since April 2024.

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Ingrassia is also no stranger to controversy: the Republican attorney's Senate hearing was slated to take place in July this year, but was reportedly postponed in part over concerns about Ingrassia's association with far-right figures like Andrew Tate and Nick Fuentes.

Further, the 30-year-old was also recently on the receiving end of a sexual harassment allegation: a woman who travelled with Ingrassia alleged that he had cancelled her room reservation to force her into sharing a room with him. The allegation, however, was later withdrawn and Ingrassia has maintained that he“did not engage in any wrongdoing”.

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