Overview
- GSA and a White House official confirmed Ingrassia’s appointment and praised his expected contributions to the agency.
- Ingrassia leaves his role as DHS White House liaison after Trump offered him the GSA job during a Wednesday night Oval Office meeting, according to his email to colleagues.
- His bid to lead the Office of Special Counsel was withdrawn last month following Politico’s publication of alleged racist and antisemitic messages, including a claim of a "Nazi streak" and attacks on Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
- Republican resistance, including Senate Majority Leader John Thune’s assessment that "he’s not going to pass," made confirmation unlikely.
- Ingrassia disputes the reporting through his lawyer and a defamation suit against Politico, while CNN’s KFile has highlighted prior extremist ties and a DHS spokesperson has said an internal inquiry found no wrongdoing.