Harmeet Dhillon resigns as head of Justice Dept.’s civil rights division

The Washington Post · Perry Stein, Jeremy Roebuck ·

The departure of the conservative attorney and Trump loyalist marks the first shake-up in the Justice Department since Democrats swept the midterm elections.

Harmeet K. Dhillon, who oversaw the dismantling of the Justice Department’s prestigious Civil Rights Division while leading that unit, resigned Thursday, marking the first major shake-up in the law enforcement agency since Democrats swept the midterm elections on Tuesday and won control of the House and Senate.

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Harmeet Dhillon resigns as head of Justice Dept.’s civil rights division

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