Overview
- Ingrassia filed the suit in Virginia against Politico and reporter Daniel Lippman, alleging defamation tied to an Oct. 9 article about a retracted harassment complaint.
- The complaint seeks $150 million and claims Politico omitted exculpatory context, including photos and workplace nicknames cited by his lawyer.
- He ended his confirmation bid after an Oct. 20 Politico report on alleged group‑chat posts referencing a “Nazi streak” and derogatory remarks about holidays and minorities.
- Ingrassia and attorney Edward Andrew Paltzik say they have not authenticated the alleged messages and argue they may be manipulated or stripped of context in an era of AI‑altered content.
- Senate Majority Leader John Thune said he did not have the votes for confirmation, and the reports provided no response from Politico to the new lawsuit.