Overview

• Trump nominated Ingrassia on May 29 to head the independent Office of Special Counsel, and his appointment now awaits Senate confirmation.
• Ingrassia graduated from Cornell Law School in 2022 and served briefly at a private law firm and in the Justice Department before becoming a White House liaison at DHS.
• As host of the “Right on Point” podcast, he called for martial law to secure Trump’s 2020 reelection and later represented influencer Andrew Tate in legal matters.
• Investigations into his past have uncovered associations with extremists, including praise for Nick Fuentes and appearances at rallies linked to white nationalist figures.
• The Office of Special Counsel enforces ethics laws, investigates prohibited personnel practices and whistle-blower retaliation, filling the post vacated by Hampton Dellinger’s February firing.