Overview

• The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee removed Ingrassia’s nomination from this week’s calendar at members’ request for additional briefings.
• Senators Thom Tillis and Lisa Murkowski have publicly said they will oppose his nomination, citing his past defense of Jan. 6 rioters and Holocaust deniers.
• A coalition of 24 civil society groups led by the Project on Government Oversight has called Ingrassia unfit to lead the Office of Special Counsel, warning he lacks the integrity to enforce whistleblower protections.
• Leaked responses under Ingrassia’s name in the Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025 questionnaire reveal support for ending birthright citizenship, halting immigration and imposing voting tests.
• Critics argue his limited legal experience and ties to far-right figures undercut his ability to serve nonpartisan duties at an office responsible for enforcing the Hatch Act.