Trump Nominates Lawyer Paul Ingrassia to Lead Office of Special Counsel

President Donald Trump on Thursday nominated Paul Ingrassia, a lawyer and former podcast host, to lead the Office of Special Counsel (OSC), a watchdog agency that investigates complaints of government corruption and protects whistleblowers. The 29-year-old Cornell graduate currently serves as the White House liaison to the Department of Homeland Security, a role that traditionally involves helping coordinate policy, personnel, and political strategy between the department and the executive office. While in Cornell Law School, Ingrassia co-hosted the political commentary podcast “Right on Point” with his sister. During the 2024 Republican presidential primary, he argued that former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley was not a natural-born citizen and not eligible to be president, a theory that was later shared by Trump on his Truth Social platform....