Donald Trump Selects Harmeet K Dhillon as Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights

Trump Selects Harmeet K Dhillon General for Civil Rights: US President-elect Donald Trump on Monday nominated Indian-American 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 US Department of Justice,” Trump announced on Truth Social, a social media platform owned by him.

“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,” he said.

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“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 US 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,” said the President-elect.

In response, Dhillon said she was "extremely honoured" to be nominated and be a part of an incredible team of lawyers led by Pam Bondi, Trump's attorney general pick.

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"I'm extremely honoured by President Trump's nomination to assist with our nation's civil rights agenda. 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 @PamBondi. I cannot wait to get to work!" she tweeted.

Harmeet K. Dhillon is the fourth person of Indian origin to be nominated to the Trump 2.0 cabinet.

The earlier three people in the Trump 2.0 cabinet include Kash Patel, a 44-year-old Trump loyalist with Gujarati roots, along with Tulsi Gabbard and Vivek Ramaswamy, who are known for their strong connections to their Hindu heritage.

Tulsi Gabbard, though not directly connected to India, has a strong bond with Hinduism, especially the Hare Krishna philosophy. Her faith has been a key aspect of her identity, frequently expressing it through chanting bhajans and prayers.

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