Ingressia withdraws nomination after loss of GOP support over texts

Bogdan Hofbauer

Oct. 21 (UPI) -- Paul Ingrassia withdrew his nomination on Tuesday to head the Office of Special Counsel after his GOP support in the Senate crumbled following the release of messages he sent in a Republican group chat. Ingrassia announced his decision in a post on X just a day after Senate Majority Leader John Thune , R-S.D., told reporters that the 30-year-old lawyer and political commentator did not have enough support in the chamber and asked the White House to rethink his nomination. "I

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