'No idea who he is': Groups cited by Trump admin deny backing dubious nominee
Prominent Jewish groups are denying the Trump administration's claims they support an inexperienced government lawyer with "ties to a Holocaust denier" to lead the Office of Special Counsel, according to CNN.
The administration's pick to head the government's "top watchdog group," 30-year-old Paul Ingrassia, has just six months of government experience, and a "history of racist invective and conspiratorial rants." Ingrassia has also made claims "that straight White men were the most intelligent demographic group," the report said.
"His nomination has drawn scrutiny over his past promotion of conspiracy theories and tweets from his podcast that included calls for martial law following Donald Trump’s 2020 election loss and harsh anti-Israel rhetoric aimed at the GOP," wrote Andrew Kaczynski and Em Steck with CNN's Kfile....