Harmeet Dhillon, DOJ's controversial civil rights chief, resigns
Headline from CBS News · First reported Nov 5, 10:51 AM ET () · Updated Nov 5, 2:19 PM ET · 16 sources, 17 articles
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Harmeet Dhillon, the assistant attorney general for the Civil Rights Division, resigned from the Justice Department on Thursday.
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Left7
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Harmeet Dhillon, the assistant attorney general for the Civil Rights Division at the Department of Justice (DOJ), resigned Thursday.
Harmeet Dhillon, DOJ's controversial civil rights chief, resigns
Harmeet Dhillon, the assistant attorney general for the Civil Rights Division, resigned from the Justice Department on Thursday.
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Harmeet Dhillon resigns as top DOJ civil rights official
Dhillon handled the Trump administration's probes of US universities, hate crimes at houses of worship and election integrity efforts
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