US President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday announced the nomination of Indian-American lawyer Harmeet K Dhillon as assistant attorney general for civil rights at the department of justice.
“I am pleased to nominate Harmeet K. Dhillon as Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights at the U.S. Department of Justice. 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 wrote in a post on Truth Social.
Donald Trump praised Harmeet Dhillon as a prominent election lawyer, recognising her dedication to safeguarding election integrity and defending constitutional and civil rights.
“Harmeet is one of the top Election lawyers in the Country, fighting 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. Harmeet is a respected member of the Sikh religious community,” said the US President-elect.
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,” Donald Trump added.
Harmeet K. Dhillon is the fourth person of Indian origin to be nominated to the Trump 2.0 cabinet.
