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Trump Nominates Conspiracy Theorist to Head Office of Special Counsel

His confirmation faces bipartisan resistance over extremist posts with no track record in legal oversight

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Paul Ingrassia, left, announces the release of brothers Andrew and Matthew Valentin outside of the DC Central Detention Facility in Washington, DC, on January 20.
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Overview

  • President Trump has tapped Paul Ingrassia, a 30-year-old MAGA attorney known for far-right conspiracy advocacy, to lead the independent Office of Special Counsel.
  • Ingrassia’s online history includes sharing Alex Jones’s 9/11 government-inside-job claims and publicly defending Jones in June 2024.
  • He reposted Holocaust-denying content from white nationalist Nick Fuentes, argued that 'straight white men' deserve education priority, and backed January 6 rioters.
  • In a 2021 podcast he co-hosted, Ingrassia called for martial law and possible secession if Trump’s legal challenges failed, and he later attended the release of rioters pardoned by Trump.
  • Unlike previous OSC leaders with prosecutorial or managerial backgrounds, he lacks experience in federal investigations and faces Senate pushback over threats to whistleblower protections.