The nomination of Donald Trump‘s pick to lead the Office of Special Counsel is teetering on the brink thanks to newly leaked text messages full of racist remarks.

In a group chat with Republican operatives, Paul Ingrassia boasted of having a “Nazi streak” and said that celebrations of Martin Luther King Jr. should be “tossed into the seventh circle of hell,” per a report from Politico. The 30-year-old former podcast host, who currently serves as the White House liaison to the Department of Homeland Security, was already facing scrutiny for a separate harassment investigation earlier this year.

In the texts shared by Politico, Ingrassia used an Italian-American slur for Black people while saying no federal holidays celebrating Black people or traditions should be allowed.

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