Paul Ingrassia, Trump’s Special Prosecutor Nominee, Just Had His Text Chat History Leaked. It's Bad. Really, Really Bad Leaked texts. Alt-right ties. Misconduct allegations. GOP panic. From Telegram to the Senate floor—how a 30-year-old podcaster almost seized America’s whistleblower watchdog. Dean Blundell Oct 21 October 20, 2025 Thanks for being here. We wouldn’t be here without you, so we extended the half-price annual subscription deal for October. Get 50% off yearly plans and unlimited access, and never pay more. Redeem the offer by October 31, and feel free to share or gift a subscription to support fearless, independent journalism wherever you find it The messages weren’t subtle. They didn’t wink or hide behind irony. They swaggered. In a leaked chat, the nominee to lead America’s chief whistleblower watchdog bragged about a “Nazi streak,” mocked MLK Day and Juneteenth, and praised the idea that “competent white men” should be in charge. Those aren’t policy differences; that’s a worldview with a target list. Thanks to Politico, those messages escaping the dark of a GOP group chat and hitting the neon glare of a Senate calendar. Paul Ingrassia went from “another hard-right online personality” to “Trump’s pick to run the Office of Special Counsel,” the independent agency meant to protect truth-tellers inside government. A job that exists to shield whistleblowers from retaliation was about to be handed to a man whose texts radiate contempt for anyone outside his tribe. This is the story of how the 30-year-old podcasting loyalist, Tate brothers fan boy, member of Nick Fuentes’s ‘groyper” army rode the MAGA pipeline to the edge of federal power—and how the receipts finally forced even Republicans to blink. What the Leaks Reveal Let’s be clear about the pattern, not just the pull quotes. The messages don’t read like a one-off joke; they read like a habit. A habit of racial contempt, a juvenile thrill for authoritarian aesthetics, and a comfort level with extremist rhetoric that should disqualify anyone from overseeing an office built on fairness, independence, and rule-of-law discipline. Ingrassia and allies have waved at the usual excuses—“edited,” “satire,” “taken out of context.” But when the composite is this consistent, context stops being a shield. Paul Ingrassia is just another low-rent racist INCEL/Groyper podcaster who is set to wield enormous power to prosecute Trump’s enemies while covering up the Trump Regime’s nuclear corruption. That’s the point. Who Is Paul Ingrassia? On paper, he’s a fast-riser: podcaster turned staffer, with butthole eyes/slick hair plugged into the content-to-government pipeline that has become the defining feature of Trumpworld’s second act. Young, ambitious, relentlessly online. He’s moved through right-wing media ecosystems where performative cruelty is currency, and loyalty—not competence—opens doors. Unless you’re white, he hates you. He’s best friends with Nick Fuentes and is a HUGE supporter of the rapey/sex trafficking Tate brothers. Like his hero Andrew Tate, there are also sexual misconduct allegations reported elsewhere, which he denies. This isn’t a trial; it’s a nomination. The standard is fitness and trust, not proof beyond a reasonable doubt. When you’re asking the public for a five-year lease on an independent watchdog role, shadows matter. Why the Office of Special Counsel matters: The OSC protects federal whistleblowers, investigates prohibited personnel practices, and polices retaliation. It is supposed to be boring on purpose—steady hands, clean ethics, zero culture-war cosplay. That’s the whole assignment. The Pipeline: From Group Chats to Government Power We’ve watched the same loop replicate for years. Trump finds young, angry, racist (mostly white) podcasters and gives them key positions in his admin. edgy content → viral validation → staffing gig → control over levers that actually affect people’s lives. That’s how you get a podcaster in line to command an office that decides whether the next truth-teller is protected—or punished. Trump wants young MAGATS, intensely loyal INCELS, to deliver pain to his enemies, and he knows career men and women in law enforcement would never. So, he does stuff like name Kash Patel the director of the FBI, a 22-year-old Podcast as the head of terrorism in America, and yes, Paul Ingrassia as the head of the OSC. Trump doesn’t give a shit about qualified people; he wants hate agents to do his bidding. WEEDING OUT TERRORISM: TACO Trump Appoints 22-Year-Old Fanboy To Run America's Counterterrorism Office Dean Blundell · Jun 5 June 5, 2025 Read full story The GOP Backlash (and What It Tells Us) Then the dam cracked. Key Senate Republicans signaled they won’t carry this nominee. Not because they found religion, but because the math is brutal and the receipts are radioactive. When the conference’s vote-counters start saying “he won’t pass,” that’s not a vibe; that’s a verdict. Thune and Rick Scott have already said they won’t support Ingrassia, with Thune saying there’s no way Ingrassia makes it to his nomination hearing. What moved them? The role. The texts. The total mismatch between “independent watchdog” and “alt-right hype man.” This wasn’t a judgeship where partisanship could be shrugged off. This was the cop on the beat for fairness inside government. As shit awful as Trump’s nominations have been, this one isn’t remotely believable, and there’s no way they would be able to sell it. If a nominee like this slips through, every federal employee thinking about reporting misconduct hears the warning loud and clear: the referees are team captains now. That chills disclosures, empowers retaliation, and rots institutions from the inside. The damage would outlast the news cycle by years—because once employees stop trusting the system, they stop using it. The damage someone like Ingrassia, as the guy in charge of the OSC, would do to America FOR Trump would be a generational catastrophe. This wasn’t an accident; it was a choice. Again. Pick the loyalist over the qualified, the arsonist over the fire marshal. Staff the referees’ locker room with partisans and then act shocked when the game turns into a mugging. The goal isn’t governance—it’s domination. The message to career civil servants is the same one blasting from the rallies: “Get in line—or else.” What Happens Next If he withdraws: expect a scramble to find a nominee with similar instincts but fewer obvious receipts. Watch for a smiling institutionalist with the same playbook tucked in a desk drawer. If they try to jam it through anyway: it’s litigation, inspector general scrutiny, and congressional oversight on day one. The OSC’s credibility—essential for whistleblowers to come forward—would start underwater. What to watch: committee scheduling shenanigans, trial balloons for a replacement, and whether the White House wants a fight or a face-saving exit. Bottom Line Ingrassia would never protect a whistleblower; he’d punish them. He’d never prosecute Trump; he’d bury it all. No matter what it is or was. It’s the only reason he was nominated. It's a matter of time before Trump nominates Nick Fuentes as the director of DEI. Don’t forget, we extended the half-price annual subscription deal for October. Get 50% off yearly plans and unlimited access, and never pay more. Redeem the offer by October 31, and feel free to share or gift a subscription to support fearless, independent journalism wherever you find it