"After being hand-picked by Trump for the tongue-twisting position of U.S. Assistant Attorney General for the DOJ's Civil Rights Division (CRT) and getting confirmed in a 52-45 vote in April, she has railed against "anti-white discrimination," revised all of CRT's mission statements, and, throughout it all, refused to shut up about how much she loves to "FAFO," or, "fuck around and find out"-the latest maxim co-opted by Trump and his pals, previously reserved for cool kids and the chronically online."
"Last week, Dhillon refused to open an investigation into the death of Renee Nicole Good, who was shot and killed by an ICE agent-despite her office's key responsibility being to examine incidents where...a civilian is shot and killed by a law enforcement agent. Speaking to the Washington Post, Vanita Gupta, an Obama-era CRT official, called the decision "highly unusual." Four top department officials have since resigned in protest."
"Do a quick Google search on Dhillon, and you'll find a slew of monikers further reinforcing her right-wing prominence: the underrated vandal, a conservative firebrand; the MAGA Movement's Lawyer. Speaking to Jezebel, Heidi Beirich, co-founder of Global Extremism, said she's "radically unqualified to lead the DOJ's Civil Rights Division." But who exactly is the so-called MAGA darling -and how, exactly, did she slither her way up into the U.S. government? Let's take a look."
Harmeet Dhillon was hand-picked by President Trump and confirmed 52-45 as U.S. Assistant Attorney General for the Department of Justice Civil Rights Division in April. She has promoted claims of "anti-white discrimination," revised all CRT mission statements, and repeatedly used the slogan "FAFO" ("fuck around and find out"). Dhillon declined to open a civil rights investigation into the killing of Renee Nicole Good by an ICE agent, despite the division's mandate to review civilian deaths involving law enforcement. Vanita Gupta called the decision highly unusual and four top department officials resigned in protest. Dhillon is tied to MAGA legal circles and has a history opposing reproductive rights, including calling herself a "lawyer for the pro-life movement" and publishing a Fox News op-ed alleging a baseless "saboteur" claim.
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