Trump taps Sikh attorney Harmeet Dhillon for DOJ role, points to her work defending Christians
December 11, 2024
President-elect Trump announced Monday that he has chosen a California civil rights attorney known for defending churches during the Covid-19 lockdowns to be the assistant attorney general for civil rights at the U.S. Department of Justice.
The Christian Post reports that Harmeet K. Dhillon, who has also served as vice chair of the California GOP, would play a key role in protecting voting rights and civil liberties, if confirmed by the U.S. Senate.
In the announcement of Dhillon’s nomination, Trump stated, “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.”
The incoming president also expressed confidence in Dhillon’s capability to ensure election integrity, saying, “Harmeet is one of the top election lawyers in the country, fighting to ensure that all, and ONLY, legal votes are counted. 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.”
According to the Christian Post, in a tweet on X, Dhillon communicated her gratitude for the nomination, saying, “I am extremely honored 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.”
Dhillon has been recognized for her work on behalf of the Berkeley College Republicans and a Google engineer who was fired after criticizing the company’s diversity policies.
She also helped file numerous lawsuits against the state of California in 2020, challenging Covid-19 policies, including stay-at-home orders and the use of mail-in ballots.
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