Paul Ingrassia, US President Donald Trump's pick to lead the White House Office of the Special Counsel, has been reportedly found to have a "Nazi streak", something that is very likely to affect his chances for the post.

Following Politico 's expose of a Young Republicans Telegram group teeming with racist jokes last week, the publication on Monday reported on a series of racist texts by Ingrassia, which have understandably shaken political circles in the US. Also Read | Parts of the White House torn down as work begins on Trump's ballroom—video

"Never trust a chinaman or Indian (sic)," was one of the texts sent by Ingrassia in 2024 in an apparent reference to then-Presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy.

In another exchange from January 2024, Ingrassia wrote, "MLK Jr. was the 1

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