The nomination of one of President Donald Trump's most controversial allies for a key White House post appears to be imperilled after a key Senate Republican said Monday that he won't support the nominee.
Paul Ingrassia, a right-wing podcaster whom Trump nominated to lead the Office of the Special Counsel, has a lengthy history of making inflammatory statements. Politico published an exclusive report on Monday detailing text messages that Ingrassia sent, attacking civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr. and saying he has a "Nazi streak" in him.
Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI), one of Trump's closest allies in Congress, said on Monday that he cannot support Ingrassia's nomination.
“The administration ought to just pull that nomination," Ingrassia told HuffPost on Monday. "I hope that happens."
