New Delhi, Oct. 21 -- Paul Ingrassia, US President Donald Trump's pick to lead the White House Office of the Special Counsel, has been reportedly found to have a "Nazi streak", something that is very likely to affect his chances for the post.

Following Politico's expose of a Young Republicans Telegram group teeming with racist jokes, the publication on Monday reported on a series of racist texts by Ingrassia, which have understandably shaken political circles in the US.

According to Politico, which accessed an entire text chain by Ingrassia, the Republican attorney and political commentator had, on several occasions, disparaged people of colour.

"Never trust a chinaman or Indian (sic)," was one of the texts sent by Ingrassia in 2024 in...