An ode to Harmeet Dhillon

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One of the Trump administration’s most valuable and assiduous officials tendered her resignation on Thursday. Harmeet Dhillon, assistant attorney general for the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, announced her departure moments before speaking at the Conservative Political Action Conference at Mar-a-Lago.

It is unquestionably a terrible loss for the Trump administration, the Make America Great Again movement, and the rule of law. Dhillon was a jewel for justice. She redirected a division that had become a vehicle for a radical left-wing ideological crusade, working to eliminate diversity, equity, and inclusion programs and restore merit as the standard.

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