What we know
What we know: Harmeet Dhillon exits after radical overhaul of Justice Department's Civil Rights Division
Compiled Nov 5
What we know
- Harmeet Dhillon resigned as head of the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division, Attorney General Todd Blanche announced Thursday.
- More than three quarters of the division's workforce from the start of Trump's second term left during her tenure.
- Dhillon's division scrapped police reform settlements and investigations and launched probes into universities over diversity, admissions and antisemitism issues.
- Her pressure campaign against schools led to numerous settlements and, in one case, the resignation of the University of Virginia's president.
- She led an effort to pressure states to turn over detailed voter records despite repeated court losses.
- Dhillon previously ran for chair of the Republican National Committee but lost to Ronna McDaniel in January 2023.
What we don’t know yet
- Dhillon did not immediately respond to a message seeking comment on Thursday.
Open questions
- What prompted Dhillon's resignation at this particular time?
- What will happen to the ongoing university investigations she launched?
- Who will replace Dhillon as head of the Civil Rights Division?
- What are Dhillon's 'future endeavors' referenced by Blanche?
Drawn from the Associated Press report. “What we don’t know” lists only what the reporting itself flags as unresolved.