The Day the Senate Remembered Itself

Guest article by Michael Cohen.

It’s not often I use the words “Senate” and “morality” in the same sentence without irony. But here we are. Maybe, just maybe, the United States Senate—that exhausted, self-protecting club of career politicians and opportunists—remembered that its job isn’t to rubber-stamp the President’s every whim. Because this week, in a rare flicker of conscience, Senate Majority Leader John Thune and his colleagues made it clear that Paul Ingrassia, the 30-year-old wunderkind who once bragged about having a “Nazi streak,” would not be confirmed as the new head of the Office of Special Counsel. And so, just like that, Ingrassia withdrew his nomination before the hearing ever began.

Now, let’s not start handing out medals. This wasn’t a moment of moral heroism; it was a moment of political survival. But in Trump’s Washington, where sycophancy is a currency and integrity is an antique, even the faintest act of resistance feels almost revolutionary.

POLITICO broke the story that Ingrassia—already under investigation for alleged sexual harassment—had exchanged text messages with fellow Republicans describing himself as having a “Nazi streak” and making other offensive remarks. His lawyer tried the usual dance, claiming the texts were “manipulated” or “lacking context,” but the damage was done. Within hours, Thune and other top Senate Republicans distanced themselves. The numbers weren’t there. By sundown, Ingrassia was out.

He posted his surrender on Truth Social and X, whining that he “did not have enough Republican votes at this time.” Translation: the same senators who have tolerated chaos, corruption, and criminality for years suddenly discovered that open flirtation with Nazism was a bridge too far. Not far enough to condemn it entirely, mind you—just far enough to avoid political blowback.

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