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First senior Trump official quits in aftermath of midterm elections 'blue tsunami' as White House braces for major staff exodus

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Deppisch, B. (2026, November 5). First senior Trump official quits in aftermath of midterm elections 'blue tsunami' as White House braces for major staff exodus. Daily Mail. https://www.dailymail.com/news/us-politics/article-16269295/First-Trump-official-quits-DOJ-civil-rights-division-2026-midterm-fallout.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

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Attorney Harmeet Dhillon resigned Thursday as head of the Justice Department's civil rights division, becoming the first senior Trump administration official to depart following Democratic wins in midterm elections. Reports indicate that nearly three-quarters of lawyers in the division left under her leadership, which critics say shifted focus away from protecting vulnerable communities toward conservative causes. Bloomberg and Fox News have confirmed her expected departure, though the Justice Department has not yet officially responded.

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Harmeet Dhillon, the assistant attorney general overseeing the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division, has stepped down on November 3, 2026, becoming the first senior official to leave following Democrats' victories in the midterm elections. Nominated by President Donald Trump and confirmed in April 2025, Dhillon had led significant changes within the division that were criticized for shifting its focus from protecting vulnerable communities to supporting conservative causes. Her departure follows widespread criticism from career attorneys who left under her leadership due to policy shifts and high-profile legal actions against journalists and protesters. With Democrats expected to launch investigations into executive agencies including the Justice Department, Dhillon's resignation marks a significant shift in the department’s direction after Republican control.

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🔮 Bloomberg reported earlier that she was expected to resign.

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🔮 DOJ is now appealing the ruling, but it's unclear that any major action will be taken before Election Day on Tuesday, November 3.

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- Sign up HERE for our weekly DC Insider newsletter for your guide on all the latest from the midterms campaign trail and what's rattling the White House asserted

what → sign → House

Harmeet Dhillon resigned Thursday as the head of the Justice Department's civil rights division, according to reports, the first in a string of expected departures as the Trump administration braces for a 'blue wave' in both chambers of Congress. uncertain

administration → resign → Congress

The Justice Department did not immediately respond to the Daily Mail's request for confirmation on Dhillon's resignation, which was reported by Fox News Channel. asserted

which → respond → Channel

Bloomberg reported earlier that she was expected to resign. asserted

she → report → ?

Dhillon, a former Republican Party official and lawyer for President Donald Trump's campaign, was tapped by the president to serve in the role after his election in 2024. asserted

Dhillon → tap → 2024

At DOJ, she had shifted the civil rights division's focus away from protecting vulnerable communities and towards conservative causes, and oversaw an exodus of more than three-quarters of lawyers in the division. asserted

she → shift → division

A group of former DOJ officials said in a statement Thursday that Dhillon had 'decimated' the division's more than 70-year mandate. asserted

Dhillon → say → mandate

'Harmeet Dhillon has been the most destructive, lawless, and hateful head of the Civil Rights Division in DOJ history,' Stacey Young, the executive director of the Justice Connection, said Thursday. asserted

Young → say → Connection

Kalshi, the online prediction market, is taking bets on who will be next to leave. asserted

who → take → bets

This is a breaking news story. asserted

This → break → ?

Attorney Harmeet Dhillon speaks at a Turning Point USA event in 2022. asserted

Dhillon → speak → 2022

Dhillon was the first top Trump official to resign in wake of Democrats' historic House and Senate victories asserted

Dhillon → resign → victories

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