Paul J. Ingrassia, President Trump’s former liaison for the Department of Homeland Security and a Gateway Pundit contributor, has launched a massive $150 million defamation lawsuit against Politico and its reporter Daniel Lippman.
This comes just days after Ingrassia was forced to withdraw his nomination to lead the Office of Special Counsel due to a vicious witch hunt orchestrated by far-left outlets desperate to derail President Trump’s agenda to drain the swamp.
Ingrassia announced the lawsuit Monday night on X:
“ANNOUNCEMENT: I have just filed a $150,000,000 defamation lawsuit against Politico and Daniel Lippman. Very proud of all the hard work done by my absolutely incredible legal team – the Truth will finally come out, and Justice will be served!”
ANNOUNCEMENT: I have just filed a $150,000,000 defamation lawsuit against Politico and Daniel Lippman.
Very proud of all the hard work done by my absolutely incredible legal team – the Truth will finally come out, and Justice will be served! pic.twitter.com/4xuYn0qdfC
— Paul Ingrassia (@PaulIngrassia) October 28, 2025
The suit, filed in Virginia and confirmed by his counsel Edward Andrew Paltzik of Taylor Dykema PLLC, targets Politico’s October 9 article by Lippman titled “Key Trump nominee accused of sexual harassment.”
According to the statement from Paltzik, the allegations are “categorically false,” stressing that “Paul has never sexually harassed anyone—full stop.”
Paltzik called the legal action “a landmark, powerful, and necessary” step, adding that the past two weeks had been “extraordinarily difficult for Paul and his family,” yet he has maintained “incredible composure under fire.”
Attorney Paltzik told The Gateway Pundit,
“Paul Ingrassia’s case is about one of the most substantial threats to the future of Western Civilization and to our one-of-a-kind Republic in particular: the Far Left’s weaponization of journalism. We can no longer afford to sit back and just hope against hope that the situation will improve. Only by fighting back in the courts against this weaponization, which is exactly what Mr. Ingrassia is courageously doing, will prevail against this scourge.”
On Tuesday night, October 21, Ingrassia released a public statement withdrawing from the Thursday hearing, citing a lack of Republican votes:
“I will be withdrawing myself from Thursday’s HSGAC hearing to lead the Office of Special Counsel because unfortunately I do not have enough Republican votes at this time. I appreciate the overwhelming support that I have received throughout this process and will continue to serve President Trump and this administration to Make America Great Again!”
I will be withdrawing myself from Thursday’s HSGAC hearing to lead the Office of Special Counsel because unfortunately I do not have enough Republican votes at this time.
I appreciate the overwhelming support that I have received throughout this process and will continue to…
— Paul Ingrassia (@PaulIngrassia) October 21, 2025
This withdrawal highlights a shameful betrayal by spineless RINOs in the Senate, who caved to the media’s witch hunt.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, for instance, publicly declared that the nomination “is not gonna pass,” joining a handful of other Republicans in abandoning a true patriot.
Ingrassia has been a loyal America First champion since the famous escalator ride. On the campaign trail, his political commentary and legal analysis relentlessly exposed the lawfare campaigns of Letitia James, Fani Willis, and Jack Smith.
That work didn’t just resonate with the base — it earned the respect of President Trump himself. The President cited Ingrassia’s analysis in court on multiple occasions, alongside renowned scholars such as Alan Dershowitz and Jonathan Turley. Over the last two years, Ingrassia’s insights have been reposted on Truth Social at least one hundred times.
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