Trump Office of Special Counsel Paul Ingrassia.

President Donald Trump’s pick to lead a federal watchdog agency is a former right-wing podcast host who has praised criminally charged influencer Andrew Tate as an “extraordinary human being.” If confirmed by the Senate, Paul Ingrassia would lead the Office of Special Counsel. The agency is dedicated to protecting whistleblowers and responsible for enforcing the Hatch Act, which restricts the partisan political activities of government workers. Trump described Ingrassia in a social media post as a “highly respected attorney, writer and Constitutional Scholar.”