
President Trumps nominee to lead the Office of Special Counsel is facing collapse after GOP leaders turned against him over offensive text messages. Paul Ingrassia, Trumps pick to oversee protections for federal whistleblowers, said he has a Nazi streak and attacked the federal holiday honoring Martin Luther King Jr. Senate Majority Leader John Thune said he hopes the White House withdraws the nomination, adding, Hes not going to pass. Sens. Rick Scott and Ron Johnson also announced theiropposition.