Harmeet Dhillon
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$200 million in some cases is what it costs a city or a county to comply with a decade long consent decree.
$200 million in some cases is what it costs a city or a county to comply with a decade long consent decree.
That is correct.
That is correct.
That is correct.
Well, Tucker, first I'll say thank you for having me here. The Civil Rights Division is the sort of the color revolution wing of the Department of Justice. You know, whether it's a Republican or a Democrat administration, there are career lawyers who are very focused on a particular agenda there.
Well, Tucker, first I'll say thank you for having me here. The Civil Rights Division is the sort of the color revolution wing of the Department of Justice. You know, whether it's a Republican or a Democrat administration, there are career lawyers who are very focused on a particular agenda there.
Well, Tucker, first I'll say thank you for having me here. The Civil Rights Division is the sort of the color revolution wing of the Department of Justice. You know, whether it's a Republican or a Democrat administration, there are career lawyers who are very focused on a particular agenda there.
And so, uh, when I showed up or when I was, when the president was elected, I should say there are over 400 attorneys in the civil rights division and, uh, about 200 staff. So total of about 600 people. And, you know, Kristen Clark, my predecessor, um, anti-police, uh, you know, open racist, uh, you know, got in trouble during her term for, uh,
And so, uh, when I showed up or when I was, when the president was elected, I should say there are over 400 attorneys in the civil rights division and, uh, about 200 staff. So total of about 600 people. And, you know, Kristen Clark, my predecessor, um, anti-police, uh, you know, open racist, uh, you know, got in trouble during her term for, uh,
And so, uh, when I showed up or when I was, when the president was elected, I should say there are over 400 attorneys in the civil rights division and, uh, about 200 staff. So total of about 600 people. And, you know, Kristen Clark, my predecessor, um, anti-police, uh, you know, open racist, uh, you know, got in trouble during her term for, uh,
not being candid with the Senate during her confirmation hearings on some issues. And so she had a particular agenda. She got in there and she pursued that agenda aggressively. And she had all the staff to do it. Now, under the first Trump administration, my predecessor in that job pretty much left it untouched. You know, he told me kind of like there were career people there.
not being candid with the Senate during her confirmation hearings on some issues. And so she had a particular agenda. She got in there and she pursued that agenda aggressively. And she had all the staff to do it. Now, under the first Trump administration, my predecessor in that job pretty much left it untouched. You know, he told me kind of like there were career people there.
not being candid with the Senate during her confirmation hearings on some issues. And so she had a particular agenda. She got in there and she pursued that agenda aggressively. And she had all the staff to do it. Now, under the first Trump administration, my predecessor in that job pretty much left it untouched. You know, he told me kind of like there were career people there.
If you wanted to get something done, they went to the U.S. attorney's offices. Well, you know, I came in with a different perspective. I think it's part of the promise of this administration under President Trump to fundamentally reform the government in the way that the people voted for.
If you wanted to get something done, they went to the U.S. attorney's offices. Well, you know, I came in with a different perspective. I think it's part of the promise of this administration under President Trump to fundamentally reform the government in the way that the people voted for.
If you wanted to get something done, they went to the U.S. attorney's offices. Well, you know, I came in with a different perspective. I think it's part of the promise of this administration under President Trump to fundamentally reform the government in the way that the people voted for.
And so that means in the Civil Rights Division, we should be standing up for the civil rights of all Americans, not just some Americans. We shouldn't be weaponizing the law in a particular way. We should apply those federal civil rights statutes that many of which were passed by and signed by Republican presidents and Republican administrations.
And so that means in the Civil Rights Division, we should be standing up for the civil rights of all Americans, not just some Americans. We shouldn't be weaponizing the law in a particular way. We should apply those federal civil rights statutes that many of which were passed by and signed by Republican presidents and Republican administrations.
And so that means in the Civil Rights Division, we should be standing up for the civil rights of all Americans, not just some Americans. We shouldn't be weaponizing the law in a particular way. We should apply those federal civil rights statutes that many of which were passed by and signed by Republican presidents and Republican administrations.