Konstantinos Ligris
Coverage of Konstantinos Ligris in the Nexus archive.
- White House pulls controversial DOJ nominee after offensive social media posts revealed
The White House withdrew the nomination of Konstantinos Ligris for a Justice Department leadership role after Courthouse News revealed his offensive social media posts, including disparaging remarks about police. Ligris, through his spokesperson, attributed the withdrawal to a family emergency in Greece, though Senate Democrats had criticized his refusal to address the posts during a hearing.
- Trump DOJ nominee made and deleted hundreds of offensive social media posts about lawmakers, police, judges
Konstantinos Ligris, President Donald Trump's nominee for a top Justice Department role, deleted hundreds of social media posts that disparaged law enforcement and insulted lawmakers from both parties. A review of archived posts revealed offensive remarks targeting specific senators and calls for impeaching federal judges who ruled against the Trump administration.