Coverage dated November 11, 2026

Trump Names Craig Trainor to Lead DOJ Division Overseeing Second Amendment Enforcement

Headline from AmmoLand Shooting Sports News

President Trump has named Craig Trainor to lead DOJ's Civil Rights Division following Harmeet Dhillon's resignation. His appointment puts a new official in charge of the Second Amendment Section and its ongoing gun rights lawsuits.

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5 articles, oldest first.

  1. MS Now

    Trump appoints new DOJ civil rights chief after Harmeet Dhillon’s rocky departure (opens MS Now)

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    MS Now's feed description

    Craig Trainor, currently a top housing official, is slated to take over a DOJ Civil Rights Division profoundly changed by his predecessor.

  2. BizPac Review

    Trump names Harmeet Dhillon’s interim replacement to lead DOJ civil rights division, Second Amendment section (opens BizPac Review)

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    BizPac Review's feed description

    Attorney General Todd Blanche announced Tuesday that President Donald Trump named Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity Craig Trainor as […]

  3. Washington Examiner

    DOJ hires ex-Jim Jordan staffer as civil rights chief after Harmeet Dhillon departure (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    President Donald Trump tapped Craig Trainor, a former aide to House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH), to lead the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division on an acting basis after Harmeet Dhillon resigned last week.

  4. AmmoLand Shooting Sports News

    Trump Names Craig Trainor to Lead DOJ Division Overseeing Second Amendment Enforcement (opens AmmoLand Shooting Sports News)

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    AmmoLand Shooting Sports News's feed description

    President Trump has named Craig Trainor to lead DOJ's Civil Rights Division following Harmeet Dhillon's resignation. His appointment puts a new official in charge of the Second Amendment Section and its ongoing gun rights lawsuits.

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