Harmeet Dhillon, the Justice Department’s assistant attorney general overseeing the Civil Rights Division, is preparing to step down, according to two outlets. The Washington Examiner reports that Dhillon has told allies she plans to leave after the midterm elections, making her the first senior DOJ official to depart in the period following Democrats’ sweeping midterm victories.
The Daily Signal also says a source familiar confirmed her planned resignation, and notes the Justice Department did not immediately comment on the report. While both accounts focus on the impending departure, the Daily Signal adds thematic framing about her advocacy for parental rights, religious liberty and constitutional freedoms, while the Washington Examiner emphasizes the timing in relation to the post-midterm political shift.
