Paul Ingrassia arrives before Trump speaks during a summer soiree on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/ File)

US President Donald Trump’s nominee, Paul Ingrassia, to lead a federal watchdog agency has withdrawn from his candidature on Tuesday evening, following a report published in Politico that revealed his alleged racist text messages, wherein Ingrassia described himself as having a “Nazi streak.”

Ingrassia, who was nominated to lead the Office of Special Counsel , was scheduled to have his confirmation hearing before the Senate panel on Thursday. In a post on X, he confirmed his withdrawal from the nomination to lead the Special Counsel’s office saying, “I do not have enough Republican votes at this time.”

Announcing his decision, Ingrassia wrote, “I will b

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