US EditionWhite House Intervened in Andrew Tate Federal Probe
Paul Ingrassia, a White House DHS liaison and former lawyer for the Tates, requested the return of seized devices, raising concerns over potential interference in federal investigations.
- After the brothers landed on Feb. 27, ProPublica reported a White House official told senior Department of Homeland Security officials to return Andrew and Tristan Tate's seized devices, stressing the request came from the White House.
- Paul Ingrassia, White House DHS liaison, previously worked at McBride's firm representing the Tates and wrote that returning seized devices was "coming from the White House."
- Customs and Border Protection performed a 100% baggage examination and detained all electronic media devices seized at Fort Lauderdale, Florida, while Homeland Security Investigations examined their contents.
- Officials and ethics experts said the intervention prompted concerns as DHS officials alarmed it could interfere with a federal investigation, while Ingrassia and his lawyer denied ordering a return and the White House and DHS declined detailed comment.
- The episode follows a pattern of White House involvement in legal matters, with ProPublica reporting the Trump White House inserted itself to aid allies amid scrutiny over Jeffrey Epstein files and Andrew Tate's influence on young male voters drawn to the manosphere.
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White House intervened on Andrew Tate’s behalf in probe: Report
A White House official intervened with the Department of Homeland Security to help Andrew Tate during a federal investigation into the online influence who faced allegations of sex trafficking women in three countries, according to a ProPublica report.
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Andrew Tate and Paul Ingrassia, from InstagramLast week, the White House finally found an official home for Paul Ingrassia, the deeply creepy lawyer who previously represented deeply creepy misogynists Andrew and Tristan Tate (for the 16 months he had been practicing law). He will now be serving as deputy general counsel at the General Services Administration, the agency that previously tried its darndest to keep Trump in power by refusing to le…
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