If you thought the racist text scandal surrounding MAGA attorney Paul Ingrassia meant we’d get a break from hearing about him — hooboy, were you wrong!
Last we heard, Ingrassia’s nomination to lead the Office of Special Counsel was yanked after key GOP senators decided he was too racist for their taste. Yesterday, POLITICO’s Daniel Lippman broke news about what’s next for Ingrassia. He’s leaving his role as White House liaison to the Department of Homeland Security. No, he’s not going somewhere to lick his wounds — he’s getting a title bump: to Deputy General Counsel of the General Services Administration.
That’s right, after his OSC nomination crashed and burned, Ingrassia isn’t leaving the government in disgrace, like a normal person would.
Nope. The administration simply slid him over to the GSA — and up the ladder. Seriously, how is this even a career path?
A reminder on the scandals — plural, always plural –Ingrassia faced before his elevation to Deputy Fucking General Counsel. He was linked to antisemitic extremists, reportedly faced a sexual harassment investigation, and then there was the racist chat that blew up. There, Ingrassia wrote, “MLK Jr. was the 1960s George Floyd and his ‘holiday’ should be ended and tossed into the seventh circle of hell where it belongs.” And, “No moulignon holidays … From kwanza [sic] to mlk jr day to black history month to Juneteenth,” then added: “Every single one needs to be eviscerated.” And of course, the admission, “I do have a Nazi streak in me from time to time, I will admit it.”
Even apart from the deeply problematic baggage surrounding Ingrassia, his new role is still eyebrow raising. He graduated from Cornell Law checks notes in 2022, and only joined the New York Bar last year! So when the White House says Ingrassia “is a very helpful addition to GSA and will successfully execute President Trump’s America First policies,” you know it’s a lot more about being loyal to Donald Trump and not about any actual experience he has.
I guess we know what qualifications you need to rise in government right now: MAGA loyalty, a law degree that still has metaphorical wet ink on it, and scandals? Well, those are a bonus. Because nothing says “merit” like a lawyer with a year of experience and Nazi texts.
Kathryn Rubino is a Senior Editor at Above the Law, host of The Jabot podcast, and co-host of Thinking Like A Lawyer. AtL tipsters are the best, so please connect with her. Feel free to email her with any tips, questions, or comments and follow her on Twitter @Kathryn1 or Mastodon @Kathryn1@mastodon.social.
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If you thought the racist text scandal surrounding MAGA attorney Paul Ingrassia meant we’d get a break from hearing about him — hooboy, were you wrong!
Last we heard, Ingrassia’s nomination to lead the Office of Special Counsel was yanked after key GOP senators decided he was too racist for their taste. Yesterday, POLITICO’s Daniel Lippman broke news about what’s next for Ingrassia. He’s leaving his role as White House liaison to the Department of Homeland Security. No, he’s not going somewhere to lick his wounds — he’s getting a title bump: to Deputy General Counsel of the General Services Administration.
That’s right, after his OSC nomination crashed and burned, Ingrassia isn’t leaving the government in disgrace, like a normal person would.
Nope. The administration simply slid him over to the GSA — and up the ladder. Seriously, how is this even a career path?
A reminder on the scandals — plural, always plural –Ingrassia faced before his elevation to Deputy Fucking General Counsel. He was linked to antisemitic extremists, reportedly faced a sexual harassment investigation, and then there was the racist chat that blew up. There, Ingrassia wrote, “MLK Jr. was the 1960s George Floyd and his ‘holiday’ should be ended and tossed into the seventh circle of hell where it belongs.” And, “No moulignon holidays … From kwanza [sic] to mlk jr day to black history month to Juneteenth,” then added: “Every single one needs to be eviscerated.” And of course, the admission, “I do have a Nazi streak in me from time to time, I will admit it.”
Even apart from the deeply problematic baggage surrounding Ingrassia, his new role is still eyebrow raising. He graduated from Cornell Law checks notes in 2022, and only joined the New York Bar last year! So when the White House says Ingrassia “is a very helpful addition to GSA and will successfully execute President Trump’s America First policies,” you know it’s a lot more about being loyal to Donald Trump and not about any actual experience he has.
I guess we know what qualifications you need to rise in government right now: MAGA loyalty, a law degree that still has metaphorical wet ink on it, and scandals? Well, those are a bonus. Because nothing says “merit” like a lawyer with a year of experience and Nazi texts.
Kathryn Rubino is a Senior Editor at Above the Law, host of The Jabot podcast, and co-host of Thinking Like A Lawyer. AtL tipsters are the best, so please connect with her. Feel free to email her with any tips, questions, or comments and follow her on Twitter @Kathryn1 or Mastodon @[email protected].
