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Harmeet Dhillon confirmed by Senate to lead Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division

The U.S. Senate confirmed Harmeet Dhillon as Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights with a vote of 52-45 on April 4, 2025.
Dhillon is known for her legal battles, including representing The Daily Wire in a case that blocked the Biden administration's COVID vaccine mandate for private employers.
In her new role, Dhillon will oversee election integrity enforcement and other significant legal matters.
Tea Party Patriots Action expressed excitement about Dhillon's confirmation, praising her commitment to protecting Americans' voting rights.

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Nebraska Examiner

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U.S. Senate confirms election denier, Trump defense lawyer for Justice Department • Nebraska Examiner

Harmeet Dhillon, confirmed on April 3, 2025, as President Donald Trump's nominee for assistant attorney general for civil rights, prepares for her confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on Feb. 26, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)WASHINGTON — The Senate cleared two more of President Donald Trump’s Department of Justice nominees Thursday, …

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U.S. Senate confirms election denier, Trump defense lawyer for Justice Department • Tennessee Lookout

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U.S. Senate confirms election denier, Trump defense lawyer for Justice Department • Wisconsin Examiner

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Longtime GOP Senator BACKSTABS Trump On Confirmation Vote

On Thursday conservative attorney Harmeet Dhillon was confirmed as the head of the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice. However, during the vote, there was one GOP senator who played the role of Benedict Arnold, being the only member of the party to vote against Dhillon in a 52-45 vote. Who was that senator? Alaska Republican Lisa Murkowski. You know, if she keeps leaning to the left like this, there’s a high probability she’ll en…

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Trump’s DOJ Civil Rights Division Finally Finds A Civil Right Worth Protecting

Trump has always considered cops to be better people than regular people. Unless they’re defending a federal building under attack by Trump’s people. Then they’re no better than anyone else. Trump’s first term came coupled with an announcement that cops would be elevated above the people they’re supposed to serve and that the general public should just welcome the cool touch of swiftly-stomping boot heels to the face for the next four years. His…

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JUST IN: Key Trump Nominee Finally Confirmed Despite One GOP Holdout

A single Republican holdout wasn’t enough to stop the U.S. Senate from confirming one of President Donald Trump’s last remaining nominees standing in the way of a full U.S. Justice Department. Conservative lawyer Harmeet Dhillon was confirmed on a mostly party-line vote to head up the DOJ’s Civil Rights Division, a post that will give her tremendous sway over how or whether the government prosecutes certain cases involving civil rights. Accordin…

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