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President Trump nominated Paul Ingrassia, a former far-right podcast host and current White House liaison to the Department of Homeland Security, to lead the Office of Special Counsel, an agency responsible for investigating public corruption and protecting federal whistle-blowers, amidst a turbulent history of the office during his administration.
Ethics watchdog nonprofit organization, Citizens for Responsibility & Ethics in Washington (CREW), filed a civil and criminal complaint against Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas for not disclosing gifts he received and a real estate deal he made with a major Republican donor years ago. CREW called for investigations into Thomas over lavish trips he received over a period of years that were paid for by Harlan Crow, a Dallas-based real estate developer, and a 2014 real estate deal in which he reportedly sold a single-story home and two vacant lots to Crow. Thomas received the trips and made the sale without disclosing them on federal financial reporting forms.