Harmeet Dhillon resigned Thursday as the head of the Justice Department's civil rights division, according to reports, the first in a string of expected departures as the Trump administration braces for a 'blue wave' in both chambers of
The Justice Department did not immediately respond to the Daily Mail's request for confirmation on Dhillon's resignation, which was reported by Fox News Channel. Bloomberg reported earlier that she was expected to resign.
Dhillon, a former Republican Party official and lawyer for President Donald Trump's campaign, was tapped by the president to serve in the role after his election in 2024.
At DOJ, she had shifted the civil rights division's focus away from protecting vulnerable communities and towards conservative causes, and oversaw an exodus of more than three-quarters of lawyers in the division.
A group of former DOJ officials said in a statement Thursday that Dhillon had 'decimated' the division's more than 70-year mandate.
'Harmeet Dhillon has been the most destructive, lawless, and hateful head of the Civil Rights Division in DOJ history,' Stacey Young, the executive director of the Justice Connection, said Thursday.
Kalshi, the online prediction market, is taking bets on who will be next to leave.
This is a breaking news story. Check back soon for updates.
Attorney Harmeet Dhillon speaks at a Turning Point USA event in 2022. Dhillon was the first top Trump official to resign in wake of Democrats' historic House and Senate victories
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