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2 DOJ officials quit, including prosecutor in Trump foe probe

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WASHINGTON -- The top federal prosecutor in Miami who had been tasked with overseeing an investigation into foes of President Donald Trump has resigned, joining other high-profile Justice Department officials departing in the wake of the midterm elections, officials said Friday.

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  1. Dhillon quits civil rights leadership role at DOJ

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    2 DOJ officials quit, including prosecutor in Trump foe probe

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  1. Just the News

    Harmeet Dhillon resigns from DOJ (opens Just the News)

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    Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Harmeet Dhillon resigned on Thursday, Fox News reported, citing "sources."

  2. Just the News

    Harmeet Dhillon resigns from DOJ: Report (opens Just the News)

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    Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Harmeet Dhillon resigned on Thursday, Fox News reported, citing "sources."

  3. Fox News

    DOJ civil rights chief Harmeet Dhillon resigns, says White House asked her to wait until after midterms (opens Fox News)

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    Harmeet Dhillon resigned Thursday as the Department of Justice's assistant attorney general for civil rights, sources told Fox News.

  4. Fox News

    Harmeet Dhillon resigns as Justice Department's assistant attorney general for civil rights: sources (opens Fox News)

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    Harmeet Dhillon resigned Thursday as the Department of Justice's assistant attorney general for civil rights, sources told Fox News.

  5. Bloomberg

    Dhillon Resigns From DOJ Civil Rights After Democrats’ Sweep (opens Bloomberg)

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    Harmeet Dhillon stepped down from her role leading the Justice Department’s civil rights unit, marking the first senior DOJ official to resign following Democrats’ massive midterm wins.

  6. Independent Journal Review

    Harmeet Dhillon Resigns From DOJ Civil Rights Post After White House Asked Her to Wait (opens Independent Journal Review)

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    Harmeet Dhillon is stepping down as head of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division after Democrats’ midterm victories, becoming the first senior DOJ official to leave since the election. Her tenure reshaped the division toward conservative priorities, including religious-liberty and Second A…

  7. The Daily Signal

    DOJ Civil Rights Chief Harmeet Dhillon Resigning (opens The Daily Signal)

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    Harmeet Dhillon, assistant attorney general for the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice, is resigning from her post, a source familiar confirmed to the Daily Signal. The DOJ did not immediately respond to the Daily Signal’s request for comment.

  8. New York Post

    Harmeet Dhillon set to resign as top DOJ civil rights official: sources (opens New York Post)

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    Dhillon handled the Trump administration's probes of US universities, hate crimes at houses of worship and election integrity efforts

  9. Newsweek

    Trump Sees First Post-Midterm Resignation as Harmeet Dhillon Exits: Report (opens Newsweek)

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    The Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division had backed investigations into alleged noncitizen voting.

  10. Not The Bee

    Assistant Attorney General for civil rights, Harmeet Dhillon, resigns from DOJ (opens Not The Bee)

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    Not The Bee's feed description

    One of the most effective members of the Trump Administration is stepping down after the 2026 midterms.

  11. The Daily Caller

    Top DOJ Civil Rights Enforcer Resigns After Midterm Catastrophe (opens The Daily Caller)

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    Days after Republicans endured a bruising defeat

  12. Washington Examiner

    Harmeet Dhillon poised to step down at DOJ (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Harmeet Dhillon is preparing to leave her post overseeing the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, becoming the first senior DOJ official to depart following Democrats’ sweeping midterm victories.

  13. The New Republic

    Top Justice Department Official Resigns as Rats Begin Jumping (opens The New Republic)

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    Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon is leaving the Trump administration. Fox News reports that Dhillon resigned Thursday following Democrats’ landslide victory in the midterm elections. She reportedly told allies that she planned to leave after the elections, according to Bloomberg Law .

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  15. CBS News

    Harmeet Dhillon, DOJ's controversial civil rights chief, resigns (opens CBS News)

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    Harmeet Dhillon, the assistant attorney general for the Civil Rights Division, resigned from the Justice Department on Thursday.

  16. The Guardian

    Harmeet Dhillon, controversial head of DoJ’s civil rights division, steps down (opens The Guardian)

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    Dhillon is first high-level justice department official to leave after historic Republican defeat in 2026 midterms US midterms 2026 live – latest updates Harmeet Dhillon, a Donald Trump ally who led the justice department’s civil rights division, is leaving her position.

  17. Local News 8

    Harmeet Dhillon, who runs the Justice Department’s Civil Rights division, resigns (opens Local News 8)

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    By Hannah Rabinowitz, Evan Perez, CNN (CNN) — Harmeet Dhillon has resigned from her post as the head of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, making her the first senior official to leave the administration since the midterms.

  18. KRDO

    Harmeet Dhillon, who ran the Justice Department’s Civil Rights division, resigns (opens KRDO)

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    By Hannah Rabinowitz, Evan Perez, CNN (CNN) — Harmeet Dhillon has resigned from her post as the head of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, making her the first senior official to leave the administration since the midterms.

  19. The Hill

    Harmeet Dhillon resigns from DOJ in first major post-midterm exit (opens The Hill)

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    Harmeet Dhillon, the Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights at the Department of Justice, resigned Thursday. Dhillon is one of the first major Trump appointees to resign from the department, and the first major figure to exit the administration after the Republican midterm battering.

  20. MS Now

    Harmeet Dhillon resigns as chief of DOJ civil rights division (opens MS Now)

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    Dhillon had grown frustrated that she was not promoted to deputy attorney general or another higher post, sources told MS NOW.

  21. Legal Insurrection

    Harmeet Dhillon Resigns as Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights (opens Legal Insurrection)

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    "She has defended the civil liberties of every American and enforced the law without fear or favor." The post Harmeet Dhillon Resigns as Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights first appeared on Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion .

  22. NPR

    Head of Justice Department office on Civil Rights resigns (opens NPR)

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    The head of the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division, Harmeet Dhillon, is out after 18 tumultuous months in charge.

  23. ABC News

    Longtime Trump ally Harmeet Dhillon departing Justice Department (opens ABC News)

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    Longtime Trump ally Harmeet Dhillon has resigned from her role leading the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division, Attorney General Todd Blanche announced.

  24. Axios

    DOJ's Harmeet Dhillon resigns (opens Axios)

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    Harmeet Dhillon , assistant attorney general for civil rights at the Justice Department, has resigned from her role, Attorney General Todd Blanche said Thursday. Why it matters: Dhillon, who spent her tenure replacing attorneys with others more closely aligned with the Trump administration's ideolog…

  25. Philadelphia Inquirer

    Harmeet Dhillon exits after radical overhaul of Justice Department's Civil Rights Division (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Philadelphia Inquirer's feed description

    Harmeet Dhillon, a conservative attorney who oversaw a radical reshaping of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, celebrated the mass departures of career lawyers and spearheaded sweeping investigations into elite universities, has resigned from her post

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