antisemitism in focus
Harmeet Dhillon pledges to combat campus antisemitism at Senate confirmation hearing
The former Trump lawyer said she sees antisemitic discrimination on college campuses as ‘an appropriate target’ for the DOJ’s Civil Rights Division
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Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Harmeet Dhillon prepares for her confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on February 26, 2025 in Washington, DC.
Harmeet Dhillon, a former lawyer for President Donald Trump and his nominee to lead the Civil Rights Division at the Department of Justice, pledged at her confirmation hearing to confront antisemitism on college campuses if confirmed.
“We’ve seen antisemitism...