{"id":2441060,"date":"2025-05-30T16:25:02","date_gmt":"2025-05-30T20:25:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-nominates-paul-ingrassia-to-head-office-of-special-counsel-after-firing-hampton-dellinger-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-05-30T16:26:22","modified_gmt":"2025-05-30T20:26:22","slug":"trump-nominates-paul-ingrassia-to-head-office-of-special-counsel-after-firing-hampton-dellinger-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-nominates-paul-ingrassia-to-head-office-of-special-counsel-after-firing-hampton-dellinger-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump nominates Paul Ingrassia to head Office of Special Counsel after firing Hampton Dellinger &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-nominates-paul-ingrassia-to-head-office-of-special-counsel-after-firing-hampton-dellinger-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2441060&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>President Donald Trump has nominated Paul Ingrassia, a former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/twitter-suspends-more-writers-for-noting-that-transgender-olympic-weightlifter-laurel-hubbard-is-biologically-male\/\" title=\"Twitter Suspends More Writers For Noting That Transgender Olympic Weightlifter Laurel Hubbard Is Biologically Male\">conservative podcaster<\/a> and current White House aide, to lead the Office of Special Counsel (OSC). Ingrassia, who graduated from Cornell Law School in 2022, has previously worked as an attorney and was involved with the legal team of Andrew Tate, who faces human trafficking allegations. He replaces Hampton dellinger, who was fired by Trump earlier this year; Dellinger subsequently filed a lawsuit over his dismissal. ingrassia&#8217;s appointment comes with the intention to restore integrity and competence to the Executive Branch, focusing on eliminating waste and enhancing the enforcement of the Hatch Act. During Trump&#8217;s frist term, the OSC was under scrutiny for investigating misconduct allegations involving senior staff. Ingrassia has previously advocated for controversial measures such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/okeefe-dials-in-to-cnn-conference-call-with-senior-leadership-tells-jeff-zucker-he-will-release-tapes-of-editorial-calls-tonight-zucker-panics-and-hangs-up-video\/\" title=\"O&#039;Keefe Dials in to CNN Conference Call with Senior ...ership, Tells Jeff Zucker He Will Release Tapes of Editorial Calls Tonight ... Zucker Panics and Hangs Up! (VIDEO)\">martial law<\/a> in response to the 2020 election results.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump nominates Paul Ingrassia to head Office of Special Counsel after firing Hampton Dellinger<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2135698\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump <\/a>nominated former conservative <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/podcasts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">podcaster<\/a> Paul Ingrassia to lead the Office of Special Counsel on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Ingrassia is currently working at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/White-House\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">White House<\/a> as an aide. He was formerly the host of the podcast <em>Right On Point<\/em>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3425847\/trump-pardons-and-commutations-second-term-clemency\/\">Trump pardons and commutations: Notable acts of clemency in his second term<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3427056\/trump-says-biden-autopen-use-white-house-great-scandal\/\">Trump says Biden autopen could become one of the &#8216;great scandals&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3426869\/biden-defends-record-first-public-remarks-cancer-treatment\/\">Biden defends record in first public remarks since starting cancer treatment<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;I am pleased to nominate Paul Ingrassia to head the United States Office of Special Counsel (OSC),&rdquo; Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Paul is a highly respected attorney, writer, and Constitutional Scholar, who has done a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >tremendous job serving<\/a> as my White House Liaison for Homeland Security,&rdquo; he added.<\/p>\n<p>Ingrassia graduated from Cornell Law School in 2022, according to his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/paul-ingrassia-22b05810b\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">LinkedIn profile<\/a>. He worked as an attorney and served on the legal team of Andrew Tate, who has been accused of human trafficking.<\/p>\n<p>Trump fired Hampton Dellinger from the role earlier this year despite being appointed by former President Joe Biden for a five-year term. Dellinger filed a lawsuit in response to his firing. An appeals court declined to allow Dellinger to stay in his role while the lawsuit progressed, which pushed him to quit.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3234365\/trump-second-term-undo-biden-student-loan-forgiveness\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>TRUMP&rsquo;S SECOND TERM COULD UNDO BIDEN&rsquo;S STUDENT LOAN FORGIVENESS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The OSC, which monitors ethics and safeguards federal whistleblowers, caught the ire of Trump during his first term as it pursued allegations of misconduct. During his first administration, it found 13 senior aides campaigned for his reelection in 2020 in violation of the Hatch Act. Ingrassia <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20201212225954\/https:\/twitter.com\/ROPpodcast\/status\/1337894913309106182\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">advocated<\/a> for Trump to use martial law in the wake of the 2020 election, in which Trump repeatedly claimed he won despite Biden&rsquo;s victory being confirmed and the then-former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-defector-emails-pipeline-to-obama-admin-seen-as-currency\/\" title=\"Hunter Biden Defector Emails: &#039;Pipeline&#039; to Obama Admin Seen as &#039;Currency&#039;\">vice president<\/a> being sworn in.<\/p>\n<p>Ingrassia <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/PaulIngrassia\/status\/1928217212244087007\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">posted <\/a>on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald Trump\">social media<\/a> that as head of the office, he would &ldquo;make every effort to restore competence and integrity to the Executive Branch &mdash; with priority on eliminating waste, fraud and abuse in the federal workplace, and Revitalize the Rule of Law and Fairness in Hatch Act enforcement.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2135698\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2135698\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump nominates Paul Ingrassia to lead the Office of Special Counsel<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2910,"featured_media":2441061,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/AP25029698603924-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[56243,56242,56241,3634,32076],"class_list":["post-2441060","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-hampton-dellinger","tag-office-of-special-counsel","tag-paul-ingrassia","tag-trump","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/AP25029698603924-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2441060","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2910"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2441060"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2441060\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2441065,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2441060\/revisions\/2441065"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2441061"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2441060"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2441060"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2441060"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}