Former California GOP leader Harmeet Dhillon has been nominated for a top position in the Trump administration.
President-elect Donald Trump announced Dhillon has been nominated as the Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights at the Department of Justice.
Driving the news: Dhillon gets the nomination after interviewing for the job with Trump when he first took office in 2017.
- She served as the vice chairperson for the California Republican Party and ran to be chairperson of the Republican National Committee in 2023, but was unable to unseat Ronna McDaniel.
What they’re saying: “Throughout her career, Harmeet has stood up consistently to protect our cherished Civil Liberties, including taking on Big Tech for censoring our Free Speech, representing Christians who were prevented from praying together during COVID, and suing corporations who use woke policies to discriminate against their workers,” Trump said in a statement.
- Trump called Dhillon one of the top election lawyers in the country, saying she fights to ensure that all, and only, legal votes are counted.
- “She is a graduate of Dartmouth College and the University of Virginia Law School, and clerked in the U.S. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals,” Trump said. “Harmeet is a respected member of the Sikh religious community. In her new role at the DOJ, Harmeet will be a tireless defender of our Constitutional Rights, and will enforce our Civil Rights and Election Laws FAIRLY and FIRMLY.”
- Dhillon thanked her family for their support to help her get to this point.
- “I’m extremely honored by President Trump’s nomination to assist with our nation’s civil rights agenda,” Dhillon said on X. “It has been my dream to be able to serve our great country, and I am so excited to be part of an incredible team of lawyers led by [Pam Bondi].”
