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President Donald Trump’s pick to lead an office charged with protecting whistleblowers appears to be in jeopardy. Senate Majority Leader John Thune says he hopes the White House withdraws Paul Ingrassia’s nomination. The growing opposition to Ingrassia comes after a Politico report of a text chat that showed him saying the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday should be “tossed into the seventh circle of hell.” Ingrassia described himself in the chat as sometimes having “a Nazi streak.” Ingrassia’s lawyer says the text messages might have been manipulated. Republican Sen. Ron Johnson said Tuesday he’s opposed to Ingrassia’s nomination for the Office of Special Counsel job. Democrats say Trump should pull Ingrassia’s nomination.