Democrats are calling on Trump to withdraw his nominee for probation after “racist” text messages were reported.

Congressional Democrats have called on President Trump to withdraw his nominee to lead the Office of Special Counsel (OSC) after a new report revealed text messages in which the nominee allegedly condemned the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday and admitted he had a “Nazi streak in me from time to time.”

Rep. Bennie Thompson (Miss.) and Rep. Robert Garcia (Calif.) — the top Democrats on the House Homeland Security Committee and the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, respectively — wrote a letter to the president on Monday urging him to remove Paul Ingrassia from federal service and withdraw his nomination.

Ingrassia’s Senate confirmation hearing is scheduled for Thursday.

The two high-ranking Democratic lawmakers pointed to the “racist messages” published by Politico on Monday, which included allegations about past relationships between Ingrassia, the former podcast host, and white nationalist Nick Fuentes. They also pointed to previous reports that Ingrassia was the subject of a sexual harassment investigation at the Department of Homeland Security, where he works as a White House liaison. The woman who filed the initial sexual harassment complaint later withdrew it, Politico reported.

“Mr. Ingrassia’s misconduct makes his continued service as White House liaison to the Department of Homeland Security dangerous for women, and his proposed promotion to serve as special counsel degrades the office and is insulting to the American people,” Thompson and Garcia wrote in the letter to the president.

Democrats pointed to several examples of text messages uncovered in the Politico report that they described as problematic.

“I have a Nazi streak in me from time to time, I will admit it,” Ingrassia wrote in one letter. In another letter, he allegedly wrote: “Never trust a Chinese or an Indian.”

“We need competent white men in leadership positions,” Ingrassia wrote in a series of letters, according to Politico. “The Founding Fathers were wrong to believe that all men are created equal… We need to reject this part of our heritage.”

“Ultimately, Mr. Ingrassia is biased and incapable of applying the law fairly and equitably,” the Democrats wrote in the letter.

Thompson added in a separate statement: “It is shameful that someone under investigation for harassment — and now exposed for sending racist messages — was rewarded with a promotion. President Trump must immediately withdraw his nomination and remove him from government service.”

Edward Andrew Paltzik, Ingrassia’s lawyer, did not confirm the authenticity of the letter, but indicated that it was simply written.

“Even if the texts are original, they clearly read as self-deprecating, sarcastic humor that mocks the fact that liberals bizarrely and routinely call MAGA supporters ‘Nazis.’” In fact, Mr. Ingrassia has incredible support from the Jewish community because Jews know that Mr. Ingrassia is the furthest thing from a Nazi.

“In this age of artificial intelligence, verifying allegedly leaked messages, which could be outright lies, manipulated, manipulated, or lack critical context, is extremely difficult,” he added.

In the letter to Trump, Democrats also focused heavily on the alleged sexual harassment incident, which they noted was investigated by the Department of Homeland Security’s Inspector General and the White House Office of Presidential Personnel and led to the temporary revocation of Ingrassia’s badge and access to DHS headquarters.

Democrats wrote that Ingrassia’s nomination “demonstrates the Trump administration’s disdain for women’s safety in the workplace and represents a slap in the face to every American who values ​​fairness and integrity in the federal merit system.”

Baltzik completely denied the sexual harassment allegations, writing, “Mr. Engrassia never harassed any co-workers — female or otherwise, sexually or otherwise — in connection with any work.”

Thompson and Garcia described Ingrassia as “woefully unqualified to lead” the OSC, which handles sensitive matters, including federal whistleblower complaints and discrimination allegations.

They noted that Ingrassia, 30, is “just a recent law school graduate with less legal experience than many of the people applying for entry-level positions at the organization he has been nominated to lead.”

“To begin rebuilding the integrity of DHS and OSC, Mr. Ingrassia must be removed from federal service and his nomination to serve as Special Counsel must be withdrawn immediately,” the Democrats wrote. “Mr. Ingrassia’s hiring and nomination are an affront to women, people of color, and the American public. We look forward to the immediate withdrawal of this dangerous and unqualified candidate.”

The White House did not respond to a request for comment.

In July, Ingrassia was scheduled to attend a hearing before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, but his name was quietly removed from the agenda. The White House said at the time that it would not withdraw his nomination.

“Paul Ingrassia remains the nominee and is currently serving in the role of White House liaison to the Department of Homeland Security. He will spend the next month speaking with senators and we expect his confirmation to happen quickly. The president has full confidence in him and his ability to lead the Office of Special Counsel,” an administration official told The Hill at the time.