DOJ official Harmeet Dhillon resigns
Axios · Julianna Bragg ·
She's the first senior-level DOJ official to step down after the midterms.
Harmeet Dhillon, assistant attorney general for civil rights at the Justice Department, has resigned from her role, Attorney General Todd Blanche said Thursday.
Why it matters: Dhillon, who spent her tenure replacing attorneys with others more closely aligned with the Trump administration's ideology, is the first senior-level Justice Department official to step down following Democrats' blue sweep in the midterm election.
What they're saying: "She has defended the civil liberties of every American and enforced the law without fear or favor," Blanche wrote on X.