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Justice Department Hires 130 Civil-Rights Lawyers Under Dhillon
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- The Justice Department hired 130 lawyers for its civil-rights division.
- Harmeet Dhillon, division leader, redirected the unit to advance President Donald Trump’s agenda in early 2025.
- More than 300 career employees left the division after the shift began in early 2025.
- A former prosecutor removed from a murder case for viewing defense documents joined the division.
- Officials rejected about 126 applicants, roughly matching hires, indicating a conservative-leaning applicant pool.