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Paul Ingrassia, alleged Donald Trump loyalist Admitted having a “Nazi streak” He has reportedly been given a top post in the presidential administration.
Ingrassia, 30, became the center of a major scandal just weeks ago when he was accused of sending text messages in which he said holidays ranging from “Kwanzaa to MLK Jr. Day to Black History Month to Juneteenth” should be “banished.”
The political storm that followed Ingrassia dropped from the race To lead the Office of the Special Counsel.
However, a recent email, sent and received by Ingrassia politicoclaimed that the 30-year-old man was set to become the Deputy General Counsel in the General Services Administration. GSA oversees the most basic, fundamental functions of federal agencies by managing government property and supplies.
In the email, which was sent on Thursday, get fat She said it was an “honor” to work under Kristi Noem at the Department of Homeland Security, where she has served as the White House liaison since February.
“It has been the greatest honor to serve Secretary Noem and President Trump alongside all of you,” he wrote. “I really feel this is the strongest group of political appointees anywhere in the federal government, which is a credit not only to the work ethic of this group, but above all, its character and integrity.”
according to politicoA White House official confirmed the controversial staffer’s promotion and said Ingrassia “is a very useful addition to GSA and will successfully execute President Trump’s America First policies.”
A GSA spokesperson also told the website that the department “looks forward to Paul Ingrassia’s legal talents to help advance the GSA mission and the President’s priorities.”
Ingrassia became widely known in October after Politico obtained Alleged series of racist text messagesOne of the messages included using an Italian racial slur for black people, and another said “MLK Jr, was the George Floyd of the 1960s and his ‘vacations’ should be ended and he should be thrown into the seventh circle of hell where he belongs,”
His lawyer, Edward Andrew Paltzik, hit out at the allegations and suggested they may have been intended as “sarcastic”.
“It appears that these texts may be manipulated or that the content is being provided without context,” he wrote in a statement seen by POLITICO.
“However, the arguments, even if the texts are authentic, are clearly read as self-deprecating and sarcastic humor, mocking the fact that liberals bizarrely and regularly call MAGA supporters ‘Nazis.'”
The scandal caused Senate Majority Leader John Thune to say that he expected Ingrassia to withdraw his nomination for the Office of Special Counsel, as he was “not going to pass” his confirmation.
Ingrassia was also accused of sexual harassment after he allegedly booked himself and a female co-worker into a shared hotel room on a joint trip. politico,
According to five administration officials who spoke to the publication, the co-worker ultimately slept in the same room as Ingrassia, but on a different bed. Three of those officers also told that politico The unnamed female co-worker had filed an HR complaint against Ingrassia but withdrew it due to fear of retaliation.
Ingrassia’s lawyer denied the allegations in a letter to the newspaper.
Edward Andrew Paltzik wrote, “Mr. Ingrassia has never harassed any co-worker – female or otherwise, sexual or otherwise – in connection with any employment.” He also said the pair shared a room but “neither party engaged in inappropriate behavior.”
Ingrassia has since filed a lawsuit politico For defamation in Warren County, VirginiaOn reports related to alleged incident of sexual harassment.
He also rejected allegations that Ingrassia had his associate’s Reservation He was canceled to sleep in the same room.
of Ingrassia Representative And a DHS spokesperson also claimed that the HR investigation against him has concluded and has cleared him, finding “no wrongdoing”.
The unnamed woman also said she “never felt uncomfortable” and claimed she never made any complaints.
“A co-worker misunderstood the situation and made claims of alleged harassment that are not true,” the woman said. “No wrong was done.”
However, according to two officials, she lodged her complaint, but only after a separate complaint was lodged by a career officer.
Independent DHS, GSA, Paul Ingrassia and Edward Andrew Paltzik (Ingrassia’s attorney) have been contacted for comment.