Too Overt, Too Soon

Paul Ingrassia and the tipping point that wasn’t

Paul Ingrassia wasn’t supposed to be a household name. He was a little-known, second-year lawyer tapped by Donald Trump to lead the U.S. Office of Special Counsel — a federal watchdog agency responsible for investigating whistleblower retaliation, enforcing the Hatch Act, and upholding nonpartisan ethical standards across government.

He had no meaningful…