Conservative attorney Harmeet Dhillon was confirmed as the Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division on Thursday, Daily Wire reported. Dhillon will fill the Department of Justice role after receiving a 52-45 Senate vote.
Dhillion has made a name for herself by representing conservatives and their causes, including representing The Daily Wire against then-President Joe Biden's COVID-19 vaccine mandate. The company successfully beat back the mandate in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit.
She has fought for religious liberty and free speech and is a pro-life advocate. Dhillon also defended President Donald Trump, who nominated her to the position, against a coordinated effort to throw him off the Colorado ballot ahead of the 2024 presidential election.
🚨 #BREAKING: Harmeet Dhillon has just been CONFIRMED by the U.S. Senate as Assistant Attorney General of the United States
HUGE win for America! 🇺🇸
CONGRATS @HarmeetKDhillon! 🔥 pic.twitter.com/klf05jNzSx
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) April 3, 2025
As Fox News reported, Trump nominated Dhillon in December. He posted to Truth Social that she had "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," he wrote.
"Harmeet is one of the top Election lawyers in the Country, fighting to ensure that all, and ONLY, legal votes are counted. She is a graduate of Dartmouth College and the University of Virginia Law School and clerked in the U.S. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals," Trump went on.
"Harmeet is a respected member of the Sikh religious community. 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. Congratulations, Harmeet!" Trump said.
Dhillon was unwavering in her support for Trump and said she was "honored" to receive his nod. "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 led by [Attorney General Pam Bondi]," she said at the time in a post to X, formerly Twitter.
"I cannot wait to get to work! I would not be here today without my amazing mother and brother’s support, and my beloved father Tejpal and husband Sarv, who did not live to see this day. I hope I will honor their memories with God’s grace," she added.
Because Dhillon has been so strong in her conservative values, the left is predictably apoplectic about her confirmation. However, Dhillon also received pushback from one lone Republican after Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska voted against her confirmation.
Trump said Murkowski is suffering from "Trump Derangement Syndrome," a term widely used on leftists who are disproportionately angry at everything Trump does. However, Murkowski and other establishment Republicans are equally triggered by Trump.
Notably, Breitbart revealed that Murkowski recently praised Democrat Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) after his marathon diatribe against Trump. In his own demonstration of TDS, Booker spent more than 25 hours this week trashing Trump from the Senate floor as a political stunt.
"Whether you agree with him or not, the past 24+ hours was what most people think a filibuster actually looks like. Congratulations to @SenBooker for his historic feat (while staying on his feet!)" Murkowski gushed.
Regardless of what her detractors say, Dhillon is the best person for the job and will expertly represent conservatives and the Trump agenda. Trump and his supporters have much to cheer about in this confirmation, which marks another big win.
