**Paul Ingrassia (lawyer, b. circa 1990s)** is an American attorney, political commentator, and government official serving as Acting General Counsel of the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA).[2][5] He earned a BA with honors in mathematics and economics from Fordham University, followed by a Juris Doctor from Cornell Law School in 2022, where he served as senior online editor of the *Cornell Journal of Law and Public Policy* and received multiple CALI Excellence Awards.[2][3] Ingrassia's early career blended legal work and conservative media. While in law school, he wrote for outlets like *The Daily Caller*, *National Review*, *Human Events*, and *American Greatness*, and co-hosted the podcast *Right on Point* (2018–2020) with his sister Olivia, promoting ideas from thinkers like William F. Buckley Jr. and Russell Kirk.[2][3] Post-graduation, he worked for the National Constitutional Law Union—a group positioning itself against the ACLU—and at Joseph D. McBride's firm, assisting clients including January 6 Capitol attack defendants and the Tate brothers amid Romanian sex trafficking allegations.[2][3] Admitted to the New York bar in July 2024, his Substack gained notice when President Donald Trump cited it, including a false claim about Nikki Haley's presidential eligibility in January 2024.[2] In 2025, Trump nominated Ingrassia as Special Counsel to lead the U.S. Office of Special Counsel, tasked with whistleblower protection and civil service enforcement, but withdrew it in October amid backlash over leaked texts with alleged racist and pro-Nazi remarks reported by *Politico*.[2][3] The following month, he joined GSA as deputy general counsel, advancing to acting general counsel by December 2025—a role he holds as of early 2026.[2][5] In September 2025, a lawsuit by former FBI officials accused him, on the Trump transition team, of assessing candidates' loyalty to Trump.[3] Previously a Claremont Institute fellow and Trump White House intern, Ingrassia remains a New York Young Republican active in conservative circles.[2] *(Note: A separate Paul Ingrassia, the Pulitzer-winning journalist who died in 2019, is unrelated.)[1][4] (298 words)*